Sites of encounter is a solo exhibition of Mario Mu, an artist living in Berlin. The exhibition, curated by Ana Kovačić, presents a new work by the artist, which deals with issues related to contemporary work conditions, video games and man-made environment, whether it is architecture or space of video games themselves. Film Sites of encounter was made in gaming technology, CGI, and it comprises nine short episodes that, shaped by the rhythm of the dialogue, examine the impact of capitalistic production on the ecology of everyday experience. Sites of encounter question the morphology of spaces and objects and ask how the space, memory and alternative ways of work could be re-mapped. The work is exhibited in Gallery Nova in three parts which function as the points of encounter for visitors in the gallery space. 

By connecting three screens that show parts of the film, the design by Andro Giunio infiltrated the gallery space stepping over the aesthetic framework and becoming the instrument of mapping the path crossed by the film protagonists. The architecture and the landscape passed by the protagonists make the gamified map of working conditions in the contemporary world, reminding us of abandoned privatized factories, but also of never completely built spaces of a transitional society.  

Mario Mu was born in 1987 in Metković. He lives and works in Berlin. He graduated from the Academy of Visual Arts in Zagreb and had his MA from the Art University in Berlin, Germany. Following his studies, he became an active member of Research Center for Proxy Politics. ► http://mariomu.com/

The program is supported by:
City Office for Culture, International Relations and Civil Society
Croatian Audio Visual Centre – HAVC
Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia
Kultura Nova Foundation