The 17th edition of the festival, entitled FUTURE – the vision of the world, will feature international artists who explore the concept of the future and seek to answer, through their artistic proposals, the question: what does the future hold?
The more than eighty selected artists will present site-specific projects or works that offer a careful reflection on their research and practice not only artistic but also cultural, social, political, anthropological towards the search for our Future.
Since 2010 Art Stays has collaborated with the Arte Laguna Prize to select an artist to be given the opportunity to participate in this important international event. This year’s winner is Japanese artist Yu Kato (Tokyo, 1985), a finalist in the sculpture and installation section of the last edition of the Arte Laguna Prize. During her artistic residency in Ptuj she will create a large spatial installation in the castle courtyard, powered by nature, which changes shape and color along with the wind.
Indeed, the basis of Yu Kato’s installations is the attempt to create spaces in which it is possible for people to interact with their surroundings. The artist was chosen by the organizers of the Festival for her research that unveils, through matter, a new world of emotions by stepping outside the box and relating on the one hand to the viewer and on the other to time and space.
It will be possible to meet the artist on Monday, July 8, during an open studio and artist talk to be held at the Ptuj Castle courtyard. The installation will be officially opened on July 12.
ART STAYS FESTIVAL July 5-12, 2019 at Ptuj, Slovenia.