Nika Oblak & Primoz Novak

Nika Oblak & Primoz Novak have been working as a collective since 2003. In their artistic practice they examine contemporary media and capital driven society as they dissect its visual and linguistic structure. They have exhibited worldwide, in venues like the Sharjah Biennial (UAE), Japan Media Arts Festival, Tokyo (JP), Istanbul Biennial (TR), Transmediale Berlin (DE), FILE Sao Paulo (BR). Oblak & Novak received numerous grants and awards, including the CYNETART Award (DE), an honorary mention at Biennale WRO (PL), White Aphroid Award by MMC KIBLA (SI) and Rihard Jakopic honorable mention, highest national award for visual arts (SI).

Website
http://www.oblak-novak.org/

Balance
Video Installation

The video installation Balance explores the concept of equilibrium—both in a physical and symbolic sense. The work presents a performance in which the two artists mount the letters of the word “BALANCE” on a wall. The video is shown on a tilted screen, disrupting the expected spatial logic, as screens are typically aligned with the vertical or horizontal axis of the exhibition space.