Ana Prvacki
Multimask
Video / 2:28 mins
ABOUT THE WORK
3 in 1 Multimask is a timely commentary on the current world wide situation. The mask covers safety, beauty and transformation and tries to reimagine quarantine and isolation as a time for renewal and personal growth. Multimask is the first of a series of videos on anxiety and wellness commissioned by the 13th Gwanju Biennial. The work was made during quarantine with the help and support of Prvacki’s family and friends.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Ana Prvački’s training and background in music, theatre, mask work, architecture, fine art and beekeeping inform a cross-disciplinary practice that ranges from painting to video, performance and augmented reality. Her experimental approach includes scientific research, behavioral study and emotional affect in a strategy for creating unique experiences and an environmentally conscious artistic practice. She has realised solo exhibitions and projects at the UCLA Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and the Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea in Turin. Her work has also been included in many international exhibitions, including the 14th Istanbul Biennial, 1st Singapore Biennial and dOCUMENTA 13. Her performances have been commissioned by the LA Philharmonic and the Chicago Architecture Biennial, among others. Prvački’s solo exhibition at the de Young Museum in San Francisco won the 2020 Webby Award for its use of augmented reality and is recognised by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences for its significant achievement.