NOTICE ON THE RESULTS OF THE PUBLIC CALL OF THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL STUDENT BIENNALE OF THE ART OF BOOK [S]BUK2
Dear participants,
We wish to thank you for your participation at the 2nd International Student Biennale of the Art of Book, [s]BUK2. We are extremely pleased to have received such a large number of exceptionally valuable and high-quality works, both in terms of conceptual and aesthetic design. The professional jury had a difficult task to make a selection of works, whose number was limited by the capacity of the gallery space. Within the Artist Book Category, 88 candidates submitted their works, out of whom 49 were selected, while within the Photo Book Category 38 candidates submitted their works, out of whom 19 were selected.
Based on the professional jury’s vote, the works by the following candidates were selected in the Artist Book Category:
1. 12 STUDENTS, Faculty of Fine Arts, St. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje (Macedonia), the title of the work: "The City"
2. Adrian Klajo, University of Novi Sad, Academy of Arts (Serbia), the title of the work: "The Metaphysics of a Farming Estate"
3. Alina Kashitsyna, University of West Attica, School of Applied Arts (Greece), the title of the work: "A Dream"
4. Ana Cristina Sanz, Escola Superior de Disseny i Art Llotja, Barcelona (Spain), the title of the work: "Oh My Book"
5. Ana Serra Rocha, Lisbon University, Faculty of Education of Fine Arts (Portugal), the title of the work: "Cover ID"
6. Ana Trifunović, University or Arts in Belgrade, Faculty of Applied Arts, the titles of the works: "Layers", "Hyssop", "A Dwarf’s Secret"
7. Andera Popyordanova, Royal College of Art (Bulgaria), the title of the work: "First Line"
8. Antonia Radošević, University of Rijeka, Academy of Applied Arts in Rijeka (Croatia), the title of the work: "Destruction of Tradition Gives Birth to an Individual"
9. Chloe Tan, Temasek Polytechnic School of Design (Singapore), the title of the work: "Katong's Touch"
10. Danica Stojanović, University of Arts in Belgrade, Faculty of Applied Arts (Serbia), the title of the work: "Floral Nymphs"
11. Daniel Rerko, Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava (Slovakia), the title of the work: "Krakow"
12.Dorotea Braić, University of Zagreb, Academy of Fine Arts (Croatia), the title of the work: "Flow"
13. Dragana Kuprešanin, University of Arts in Belgrade, Faculty of Applied Arts (Serbia), the title of the work: "Invisible Wave" – an experimental tactile comic strip
14. Elizabeth Oggl, University of Applied Arts Vienna (Austria), the title of the work: "I followed my instinct and turned into a book"
15. Elizabeth Wong, Temasek Polytechnic School Of Design (Singapore), the title of the work: "Living and Dying in Queenstown"
16. Emilija Garbien and others, Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts, Krakow, Faculty of Graphics (Poland), the title of the work: "Shhhhhhame"
17. Erik Emeršić, Academy of Fine Arts and Design, University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), the title of the work: Gustav Klutsis, "Dynamic City" – Reconstruction
18. Filipa Kombo, Escola Superior de Artes e Design - Caldas da Rainha, (Portugal)
19. Greta Rokaite, Vilnius academy of Arts (Lithuania), the title of the work: Fragment of "Metamorphosis"
20. Iga Filimowska, Pedagogical University of Krakow, Faculty of Art (Poland), the title of the work: "Do we have free will?"
21. Iwona Stojek, Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts, Krakow, Faculty of Graphics (Poland), the title of the work: "Circus"
22. Jakub Swiecicki, The Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Faculty of Arts (Poland), the title of the work: "At the Seaside"
23. Jovana Milojević, University of Arts in Belgrade, Faculty of Applied Arts (Serbia), the title of the work: "He who asks less is given more"
24. Jovana Tasin, Academy of Arts in Belgrade (Serbia), the title of the work: "The Dustbin"
25. Julija Brudar, Academy of Fine Arts and Design, University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), the title of the work: "Potato News"
26. Julija Hočko, University of Arts in Belgrade, Faculty of Applied Arts (Serbia), the title of the work: "The Gorani Folk Song"
27. Liisa Tammet, Estonian Academy of Arts (Estonia), the titles of the works: "Secret Weapon" and "A Woman who Runs with the Wolves"
28. Loti Milošević, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Architecture (Serbia), the title of the work: "The Code – Decoding of True Fictions"
29. Magdalena Grodzka (Poland), the titles of the works: "The Land of Laughs" and "13 Tales of The Kingdom of Lailonia"
30. Marija Vilotijević, University of Art in Belgrade, Faculty of Applied Arts (Serbia), the title of the work: "Staircase"
31. Marinela Galeva, National Academy of Arts (Bulgaria), the title of the work: "Grapes of Wrath"
32. Neva Marija Zidić, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Architecture (Croatia), the title of the work: Experimental Book - "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
33. Ng Ka Yan, Temasek Polytechnic School Of Design (Singapore), the title of the work: "Wander Round Kampong Glam"
34. Oh Kelly, Temasek Polytechnic School Of Design (Singapore), the title of the work: "The Dragon in Hiding"
35. Pakhee Jha, Nottingham Trent University, BA(Hons) Fine Art (India), the title of the work: "Arbitrarily Memorable"
36. Paula Kos, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Applied Arts (Croatia), the title of the work: "100 Faces of Daily Life"
37. Sara Arko Strojan and the Group, Academy of Fine Arts and Design (Slovenia), the title of the work: "Pop-up Constructivism"
38. Sara Fuchs, University of Arts in Belgrade, Faculty of Applied Arts, the title of the work: "Defeat"
39. Sofia Popiordanova, National Academy of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria, Faculty of Fine Arts (Bulgaria), the title of the work: "Flutters"
40. Sofia Kamasi, University of Novi Sad, Academy of Arts (Serbia), the titles of the works: "Seven Heavens" and "The Book of Sand"
41. Sonja Lundin, University of Arts in Belgrade, Faculty of Fine Arts (Serbia), the title of the work: "Cold Coffee"
42. Stefan Ilić, University of Novi Sad, Academy of Arts (Serbia), the title of the work: "Sand Book"
43. Tatjana Matricki, University of Novi Sad, Academy of Arts (Serbia), the title of the work: "Pieces of Soil"
44. Tijana Maksimović, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Architecture (Serbia), the title of the work: "Dear Keti"
45. Timo Hoheisel, Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig (Germany), the title of the work: "We're not meant for happiness, you and I"
46. Vanja Bajović, University of Arts in Belgrade, Faculty of Applied Arts (Serbia), the titles of the works: "In a Sentimental Mood", "How to draw a bird" and "A Rooster and a Cat"
47. Zarer Lim, Temasek Polytechnic School Of Design (Singapore), the title of the work: "The Usual Spot"
48. Željko Beljan, University of Zagreb, Academy of Fine Arts, Department for Animation and New Media, (Croatia), the title of the work: „Self-Book “
49. Zulaikha Jamaludin, Temasek Polytechnic School of Design ( Singapore), the title of the work: "The Forgotten Warzone – Queenstown"
The works by the following candidates were selected in the Photo Book Category:
1. Liviu Ralea, Bucharest National University of Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts (Romania), the title of the work: "Single Point Field"
2. Una Laurenčić, University of Arts in Belgrade, Faculty of Applied Arts (Serbia) the title of the work: "Self-isolation"
3. Irina Krstevska, International University "Europa Prima", Skopje (Macedonia), the title of the work: "Diversities"
4. Klara Kapprell, Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig (Germany), the title of the work: "Palermo, Italy"
5. Jovana Radić, University of Arts in Belgrade, Faculty of Fine Arts (Serbia), the title of the work: "Landscapes of Silence"
6. Mladen Teofilović, University of Arts in Belgrade, Faculty of Dramatic Arts (Serbia), the title of the work: " The Core"
7. Jana Vukomanović, Academy of Arts in Novi Sad (Serbia): "Vlažena"
8. Nadina Stoica, Faculty of Fine Arts (Romania), the title of the work: "Intimacy was a Fantasy"
9. Kosta Đuraković, University of Arts in Belgrade, Faculty of Dramatic Arts, (Serbia), the title of the work: "The One"
10. Ioannis Anastasiou, The E. Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wroclaw (Poland), the title of the work: "Fragmented Memory"
11. Hamizah Saini, Temasek Polytechnic School of Design (Singapore), the title of the work: "Ugly Edible"
12. Vesna Dobričić, University of Arts in Belgrade, Faculty of Applied Arts (Serbia), the title of the work: "Polarized"
13. Žiga Brezovnik, Faculty of Natural Science and Engineering, Ljubljana (Slovenia), the title of the work: "Circus Kludsky"
14. Milica Drinić, University of Arts in Belgrade, Faculty of Dramatic Arts (Serbia), the title of the work: "Man, Nature, Progress"
15. Verena Gotthardt, University of Applied Arts Vienna (Austria), the title of the work: "Dass Blatt"
16. Vladislav Andrejević, University of Arts in Belgrade, Faculty of Dramatic Arts (Serbia), the title of the work: "Nazalya"
17. Vladimir Paunović, University of Arts in Belgrade, Faculty of Applied Arts (Serbia), the title of the work: "The Time-Between 2"
18. Low Junjie, Temasek Polytechnic School of Design (Singapore), the title of the work: "A Selfie Dysmorphia Campaign"
19. Minja Radašinović, Philological-Art Faculty in Kragujevac (Serbia) the title of the work: „A Moment in the Attic"
20. Anka Arsenić, University of Arts in Belgrade, Faculty of Applied Arts (Serbia)
21. Jana Stankovski, University of Arts in Belgrade, Faculty of Applied Arts, the title of the work: "The First Month"
22. Marko Milošević, University of Arts in Belgrade, Faculty of Dramatic Arts, the title of the work: "From the Life of a Girl"
23. Tiziano Biagi, University of Nova Gorica, Academy of Arts, the title of the work: "Moved Dunes"
The exhibition of works from the International Student Biennale of the Art of Book, [s]BUK2 within the Artist Book Category will be held at the Gallery of the Students’ City Cultural Centre, while the exhibition of works within the Photo Book Category will be held at the Gallery of the Artget Cultural Centre in Belgrade in November 2020. On that occasion, the awards will be announced - one for each category, while the professional jury is entitled to award special mentions and commendations to authors.
The deadline for submission of works is 1 October 2020. The works should be sent to the following address:
Olivera Batajić Sretenović
Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade
Kralja Petra br. 4
Belgrade, Serbia
marked "Works for the Student Biennale of the Art of Book, [s]BUK2." The works should be accompanied by a note stating that the works are gifts, so as to be exempt from customs duty.
A short description of works should be typed and sent to the following email address: sbuk@fpu.bg.ac.rs
Works can also be submitted in person, where it is necessary that students leave their addresses to which the works will be sent after the Biennale.
Students can follow online exhibition events via [s]BUK Biennale’s website, which is currently under construction, or at the Gallery of Students’ City Cultural Centre and the Artget Gallery, contingent upon the COVID-19 pandemic situation.
The professional jury for the Artist Book Category consisted of the following members:
Marijela Cvetić, visual artists, professor at the Faculty of Architecture
Željko Lončar, graphic designer and professor at the School of Fine and Applied Arts in Belgrade.
Nikola Radosavljević, PhD in applied arts, graphic artist – freelance artists
The professional jury for the Photo Book Category consisted of the following members:
Borut Vild, graphic designer, professor at the Digital Art Department of the University of Singidunum’s Faculty of Media and Communication in Belgrade
Mihailo Vasiljević, visual artists, photographer and art historian, doctoral candidate at the Department of Art History of the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade
Vladimir Tatarević, visual artist, photographer, completed his PhD and worked as an associate professor at the Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade
We apologise to all participants of this year’s International Student Biennale of the Art of Book, [s]BUK, for a delay in communicating the professional jury’s decisions, which is due technical reasons and, at the same time, we would like to thank you all, hoping that we will collaborate again in the following, the third Biennale.
Best regards,
Olivera Batajić Sretenović, Asst Prof at the Faculty of Applied Arts, initiator and organiser of [s]BUK Biennale
Maida Gruden, art programme director at the Students’ City Cultural Centre, initiator and organiser of [s]BUK Biennale
Aleksandar Kostić, Full Professor at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, Artget Gallery’s art director for 2020
The Project is supported by the Republic of Serbia’s Ministry of Culture and Information