"Every fiction raises a dilemma about what is real and what is not. Opening the question of landscape interpretation also opens problems of surface and depth, that is, appearance and reality. Is a certain place substantial or is it substantial what exists below its surface? This re-examination of surface and depth, appearance and reality, is the way the place and space exist. Not all of paradise is lost is interested particularly in this paradox. How can something in whose existence we firmly believe, as unavoidable and present as a concrete background of all our activities as a species, can be completely imaginary at the same time. Also, the project reminds us that our future is not an obvious concept, but a cultural construction and projection, which makes the existence of the world always surprising. In this spatial-temporal conjuncture, also called the Capitalocene, we are witnessing dramatic changes in the scales of human history and geophysical and biological shifts. This causes an environment to change faster than societies. This way, the near future becomes not only increasingly unpredictable, but perhaps impossible too." Excerpt from Miloš Zec’s essay about an artistic dialogue between Lidija Delić’s paintings and Ivan Šuković’s sculptural installation. Read more: https://montenegropavilion.com/Catalogue (link in bio). Not all of paradise is lost Lidija Delić and Ivan Šuković Photo: Mankica Kranjec ___________________________ The Art of Holding Hands ~ as we break through the sedimentary cloud ~ The exhibition presents works by artists Dante Buu, Lidija Delić, Ivan Šuković, Darko Vučković and Jelena Tomašević, as well as works from the collection of art of the Non-Aligned Countries, by Zuzana Chalupová, René Portocarrero, an unknown author from Iraq, and a documentary on the work of the artist Bernard Matemera. Commissioner: Jelena Božović Curator: Natalija Vujošević Organisation: @centar_savremene_umjetnosti_cg Supported by: @ministarstvo_kulture_i_medija Partners: @air_montenegro, @aerodromi_cg April 23 - November 27, 2022 Palazzo Malipiero