Exhibition of the Audience Award Recipients of the 35th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts

Sreda v sredo & friends

“S” Gallery, Ljubljana Castle
4. 6.–12. 10. 2025

The collective Sreda v sredo (Wednesday Group, SVS) was founded in 2019 by Žiga Artnak (1986), Urban Cerjak (1986) and Matic Flajs (1994). What began as a casual weekly gathering of friends with the simple idea of exploring artistic techniques and creative concepts, gradually evolved into a group with a distinct identity. In the basement of one of the three Dukič apartment blocks (1935) in the centre of Ljubljana, the members transformed a disused boiler room into a print studio, embracing the “do-it-together” ethic, where they create their own works or collaborate with guests, mainly using intaglio printmaking techniques.

As part of the 35th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts, SVS Studio opened its doors every Friday from 3 to 6 pm, becoming both a Biennale venue and a relaxed workspace and meeting point. Over the course of 17 sessions, the studio welcomed various artists and hosted more than 200 visitors from Belgium, Germany, France, Switzerland, Poland, Australia, Slovakia, India and Romania. Together, they created more than 20 graphic works. SVS received the Audience Award at the Biennale.

The exhibition at the “S” Gallery at Ljubljana Castle shows the creative process of the members of the collective. This springs from their individual artistic ambitions, which they are able to pursue more easily as part of an art community. On view are prints by the SVS collective and a selection of graphic works by artists who were hosted by the members in their workshop during their time there. The exhibition seeks to highlight the workings of a self-organised art community, whose aims are continuous artistic development, the exploration of relief printmaking techniques, collaboration and networking with other artists in the field of contemporary graphic arts, and the set-up of the production conditions necessary for such activities.

The exhibition is part of the parallel programme of the 36th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts.

Exhibiting: SVS (Žiga Artnak, Urban Cerjak and Matic Flajs) and guests: Filip Burburan, Jure Engelsberger, Martin Fujan, Marko Gavez, Petja Kocet, David Krančan, Peter Kuntarič, Matija Medved, Maja Poljanc, Tereza Prepadnik, Valentin Radulović and Hana Stupica

Curator of the exhibition: Božidar Zrinski