Nikola Uzunovski, A change in the air changes everything, 2004-,
movement of the air, paper, polycarbonate, dim. Variable
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Nikola Uzunovski’s works show clear conceptual origins in the extreme reduction of expressive methods and central role of verbal language. Nevertheless, we are not dealing here with the classic reflection of art on itself because Uzunovski concentrates more on the surrounding environment, the world of natural and psychological phenomena, inviting the spectator to sharpen his own perception and gain a greater awareness of reality. Although seemingly limited to a caption, 'A Change in the Air Changes Everything' (2004) lists among the materials in the work the air in the exhibition space, thus transforming the air visitors breathe and feel into an integral part of the work. The piece recalls the theory of the ‘butterfly effect’ which states that the smallest change in one part of the globe can upset the balance in another faraway place or even the entire planet. Uzunovski limits himself to pointing a finger at the phenomena, to bringing it into the spectator’s consciousness.
Irene Calderoni
The artwork exists although we are not able to see it. The invisible has the same importance as the visible, because the meaning is not in the material, it is in the change. Every being, every one of us with his movement and presence in a certain space, in a certain moment provokes a change. One change leads to another… in a chain reaction…
Maja Nedelkoska Brzanova
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