The Thinker, 2019
steel, wood, plexiglass,
200 x 135 x 135 cm
Vento-2350 Digital Photosynthesis Model, 2013
steel, poly(methyl methacrylate), engine, print, height 235 cm
Z-2315 Digital Photosynthesis Model, 2014
steel, poly(methyl methacrylate), print, height 231 cm
Perpetum impossibile, 2009
steel, height 250 cm
Cacophonous Generator, 2010
steel, electromagnets, relay patches,
70 x 65 x 110 cm
"I'm interested in machines that have been built or altered to have their usefulness replaced by something far from the (hyper)production of contemporary economy. The Cacophonous Generator creates cacophonous rhythms that are on the edge between order and chaos; Per-petum Impossibile uses the spinning of a large wheel to transfer movement to a series of small wind cups; however, their movement is not fast enough to create wind; the Moebius' Strip's industrial robot moves salt, however creating nothing more than three salt piles.
The reasoning behind the Tree Particle series is that there is a human need to explain the world around us, endow it with meaning, as well as to change and rule it. The artificial paradise deals with our fragmented relationship with nature; on the one hand we close ourselves off from it with barriers, multiple windows and cleanliness, on the other hand we miss it and attempt to fill that void by adorning our home with natural materials, houseplants... These "plant" objects are a cross of forms and aesthetics derived from human development and culture such as transmission towers, laboratories and furniture, Duchamp's bottle rack, Starck's lemon squeezer..."
(Boštjan Drinovec)
Boštjan Drinovec (b. 1973, Slovenia) is an academic sculptor and Master of Arts. Since 2008 he has been teaching sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana. He is an artist of the AKC Metelkova Mesto and one of the co-creators of its public image. He is active in the field of statuary (Mali Uporniki, Lego Mislec), gallery arrangement (Drevesni Delec, Ples Vetra, Oseminštiridesetkratokolisveta, Neskončni Svet, Svetlobna Postaja), kinetic (Moebiusov Trak, Kakofonični Generator) and sound installations (Kymatikon, Retrofonija, Zvočna Postaja – in collaboration with Primož Oberžan), as well as public sculptures and landmarks.
Photo: Damjan Švarc
Photo: Damjan Švarc