BOSTJAN POTOKAR
RENE RUSJAN (Sloveenia)

Bostjan Potokar ja Rene Rusjan on pärit Ljubljanast ja mõlemad on samas omandanud ka skulptuurialase kõrghariduse. Mõlemad on Ljubljanas paikneva Famul Stuart School of Applied Arts asutajad ja praegused initisiaatorid.
Bostjan Potokari ja Rene Rusjani eesmärgiks on Moostes läbi viia uurimus (case study). Praegu, mil teravalt on päevakorral küsimused avaliku- ja eraomandi suhetest majanduslikes, sotsiaalsetes, poliitilistes ja kultuurilistes valdkondades on oluline uurida kuidas väikesest erainitsiatiivist kasvab välja midagi suuremat, mis võib mõju avaldada laiemale üldsusele. Oluline on tuua näiteid sarnastest hästi toimivatest projektidest, seda eelkõige selleks, et julgustada uusi initsiatiive ja omavahel ühendada juba olemasolevaid. Varem on nad sarnase uuringu läbi viinud väikeses Itaalia külakeses Topolos, kus juba üheteiskümnendat suve korraldatakse kunstifestivali Stazione di Topolo ja millest PostsovkhoZ omal ajal ka innustust on saanud. Praegu innustab MoKS Topolot rajamaks samasse külalisateljeed.

Bostjan Potokar and Rene Rusjan are both from Ljubljana, where they both graduated as sculptors from Academy of Visual Arts. Thez both are also co-foundres and current initiators of Famul Stuart School of Applied Arts in Ljubljana.

They are interested about conducting case studies of private initiatives that grew into something bigger with big influence upon public area. In the time when we all (transition countries as well as those with more stabile economies) are faced with questions of private and public in diverse contexts, from economy to social, political or cultural ones, it is important to research these issues through good practises, to encourage new projects and to link of the existing ones. Very aggressive dictations of capital and/or politics should not be the only alternatives in private and public initiatives. Before they have conducted case study “The Case X (Case Topolo)” . Topolo is a small italian village where 2 artists 11 years ago set up international summer art symposium Statione di Topolo. Stazione was also an inspirator fro MoKS to continue with PostsovkhoZ. Now MoKS is inspirator for Stazione to form its artists in residence programme.