From February 14 to March 30, 2025, at Galerija na Štrafti, young Belgrade-based artist Kristina Pirković presents DE PROFUNDIS, a window into a rich mythology born from the need to understand the world, expressed in her latest series of works, The Great Creator, which is at once deeply personal and universal to humanity.
The latest series of works, The Great Creator, which naturally continues her earlier cycle The Creation of Man, is based on observing contemporary humans and their relationship to technological achievements. The depiction of the environment, as well as the global picture of the world, raises questions: Has technology surpassed humanity? Can humans still control their own creations, or have they been overtaken by them? Does the modern human still need God? The impression is that the very idea of humanity has changed, and that it is necessary to imagine a new space for action-a space to which we persistently strive.
In the latest works, the relationship between vertical and horizontal, spiritual and material, is clearly visible. Man, as the main focus and subject of Kristina Pirković’s iconography, points to questions concerning the purpose and value of human life, as well as existence itself. The feeling of despair and confusion in the face of apparent meaninglessness and absurdity, while simultaneously striving for authenticity and individuality within the system of globalism we inhabit, forms precisely the ground that leaves humanity bewildered and disoriented. (Kristina Pirković)
Kristina Pirković (1991, Smederevska Palanka) completed her undergraduate and master’s studies at the Faculty of Philology and Arts, University of Kragujevac, Department of Applied Arts, specializing in Mural Painting, in 2014 and 2015. She has organized over twenty solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions both in Serbia and abroad. She has been a member of ULUS since 2018. In 2024, she was a resident at the Cité internationale des arts in Paris, France. She has received awards for drawing, painting, and as the best student, notably the Second Prize for Drawing from the Vladimir Veličković Foundation (2021). She lives and works in Belgrade. Her practice primarily involves painting and drawing, while recently she has also been exploring sculpture.