The kinetic installation GGM20 explores the notions of presence and absence. By removing myself from active intervention within the space, I transfer the act of creation to others. By introducing a tool that is conventionally absent from the gallery space, I create a connection between the workshop and the gallery. Through a minimal intervention, addition a pencil, bakery mixer is transformed into a drawing machine. Through its tireless and continuous movement, the machine produces an abstract and geometric drawings. Although it constantly repeats the same movements and is programmed to create a perfect image, imperfect traces emerge, directly or indirectly influenced by the audience.

GGM20 represents the first mechanical drawing in Bosnia and Herzegovina, highlighting the essential yet often invisible infrastructure that sustains artists and workers in the country. It reflects on the complex relationship between manual labour, technological progress, and cultural memory, ultimately positioning the machine as both a device for creating art and a testament to continuity and resilience.
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Installation: Bakery mixer / Ink

Curator: Adna Muslija

Photo-documentation: Ajla Salkić

Gallery of Contemporary Art Manifesto

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 

2022