BIO Co-Culture 2020-
"Bio Co-Culture" is the first collaborative project between bio-designer Maja Halilović and visual artist Adrienn Újházi. The aim of the project is to inform people about the application of a new organic and cultured material obtained by using "SCOBY - Symbiotic Culture Of Bacteria and Yeast" and to point out its importance through the research and its potential in the application through various fields of creative creations such as design and visual arts. Maja and Adrienn share their experiences and knowledge, creating a focus on open dialogue with interested audiences. https://www.instagram.com/biococulture/ http://adriennujhazi.com/bio-co-culture-2020/ - - - BIO Ko-Kultura 2020 – Bio Ko-Kultura je prvi kolaborativni projekat između biodizajnerke Maje Halilović i vizuelne umetnice Adrienn Újházi. Cilj projekta je da kroz video razgovore o Biokulturi autorke upoznaju publiku o primeni novog organskog i uzgojenog materijala dobivenog upotrebom medija „SCOBY - Simbiotic Culture Of Bacteria and Yeast“ (skobi - simbiotska kultura bakterija i kvasca) i da ukazuju kroz svoje istraživanje na njen značaji potencijal u primeni kroz različita polja kreativnog stvaralaštva poput dizajna i vizuelne umetnosti. Kroz određeni period istraživanja biološkog materijala, Maja i Adrienn dele svoja iskustva i znanje stvarajući fokus na otvoren dijalog sa zainteresovanom publikom.

Artist is composted 2020-
Materials:Natural/compostable materials Dimensions: 20x18x26cm The origin of the idea came from the composting process. Everything mother nature gives us is part of herself. It should be appreciated, and used wisely until the end, when it needs to be returned. The name of the work is „Artist is composted”, which is a metaphorical presentation. Throughout my work, I examine with symbolic portrayal the „composting” of the identity and role of the artist in the 21st century. The work was made in the form of a glass object containing materials and food leftovers that I used within 24 hours. Materials used for composting include biodegradable soil / humus,vegetable husks, fruits, straw, coffee sludge. I collect and compost the waste with additional bacterial cellulose material. I take a sample of my saliva with a swab and transfer my bacteria to the pulp, to a healthy culture. The process of composting with bacteria and other wastes of natural materials is combined and a new micro biodiversity is created. With the unity of natural materials and my DNA a new cycle of micro-life is emerging that changes cyclically. From the point of view of interactivity, a 24-hour lasting treatment of the object is necessary. This period of compromising and presentation was created during self-isolation, which lasted for a month, from March to April 2020, during the state of emergency, when the epidemic of COVID-19 occurred World-wide. The presentation of the organic object titled „Artist is composted” in the Contemporary Gallery of Zrenjanin is in a constant open phase, which is given the specific importance of local biodiversity – the nature of the environment. Due to the situation with the corona virus, the 65th convocation of the art colony Ečka realized a meeting in the form of a one-day boat excursion on the river Bega. The living object will be “fed-dosed” with new micro-lives of Bega during the setting of the exhibition Picture 2020, and the whole work will get a new hybrid content and visual form through the process of nutrition. - - - „Umetnica je kompostirana” 2020- Materijali: Prirodni- kompostirani materijali Dimenzije: 20x18x26 cm Ideja je nastala iz procesa kompostiranja. Sve što nam majka priroda da, je deo nas. To treba da se poštuje i mudro da se koristi do kraja, kada treba da se vrati njoj. Naziv dela je „Umetnica je kompostirana“ je metaforička prezentacija ideje kroz objekat. Svoj rad simboličnim prikazom razmatram „kompostiranje“ identiteta i uloge umetnika u 21. veku. Rad je napravljen u obliku staklenog predmeta (akvarijuma) koji sadrži materijale i ostatke hrane koje sam koristila u roku od 24 sata. Otpadci koji se koriste za kompostiranje uključuju biorazgradivu materiju kao što je zemlja/humus, ljuske povrća, voće, slama, talog od kafe. Otpad sakupljam i kompostiram dodatnim uzgojenim materijalom od bakterijske celuloze. Uzimam uzorak svoje pljuvačke kroz bris i bakterije prebacujem na zdravu i uzgojenu kulturu. U procesu kompostiranja sa bakterijama i drugim otpadom od prirodnih materijala, stvara se nova mikro-biodiverzitet. Jedinstvom prirodnih komada i mog DNK nastaje novi ciklus mikro života koji se ciklično menja. Rad stiče interaktivnost, u periodu kada sam u neposrednoj komunikaciji sa objektom, te neophodno je 24-satno trajanje tretmana da bi se ciklus održalo. Ovaj period kompromitovanja i predstavljanja nastao je tokom samoizolacije, koja je trajala mesec dana, od marta do aprila 2020. godine, u vanrednom stanju, kada se širom sveta proglašena epidemija Kovid-19. Prezentacija organskog objekta u Savremenoj Galeriji Zrenjanina je u konstatnoj otveroj fazi, čemu se daje specifičan značaj lokalnog biodiverziteta - prirode okoline. Zbog situacije sa virusom Kovid 19. je 65. saziv likovne kolonije Ečka realizovala susret u obliku jednodnevne ekskurzije brodom na Bezi. Objekat „Umetnica je kompostirana” će se u toku postavke izložbe Slika 2020. „hraniti-dozirati” novim mikro životima Bege, te čitav rad kroz procesishrane dobija novi hibridnisadržaj i vizuelnu formu.

From the series BIOPHILIA: Modified Origin 2020-2021.
SCOBY – organic material (microscope view x400) The work from the series BIOPHILIA (love and connections with nature and other forms of life) is focusing on the origin of an environmental friendly and DIY cultivated material named SCOBY (acronym of “symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeas”). A short video presents the material under a microscopic view x400, moving clockwise and making a 360 degree angle in circle, which represents biological, physical change. She is showing the new modified origin which hints on the ecological catastrophes, including mass extinction and migrations around the globe in case if we don’t start to promote and to do radical action on time. https://vimeo.com/500502267 - - - Iz serije BIOPHILIA: Modified Origin 2020-2021. SCOBY - organski materijal (pogled mikroskopa x400) Rad iz serije BIOPHILIA (ljubav i veza sa prirodom i drugim oblicima života) usredsređen je na poreklo ekološki prihvatljivog i sami obrađenog materijala pod nazivom SCOBY (skraćenica: simbiotska kultura bakterija i kvasaca). Kratki video prikazuje materijal pod mikroskopskim pogledom x400, kreće se u smeru kazaljke na satu i pravi kut od 360 stepeni u krugu, što predstavlja biološku, fizičku promenu. Ona pokazuje novo modifikovano poreklo (modified origin) koji nagoveštava ekološke katastrofe, uključujući masovno izumiranje i migracije širom sveta u slučaju da ne počnemo da promovišemo i preduzimamo radikalne akcije na vreme.