CONA

irena pivka
is a Ljubljana-based artist, architect and scenographer /MA at Faculty for Architecture in Ljubljana, MA at St. Martins College of Art, London (MA scenography).
Together with Brane Zorman she estabished CONA institute for procesing contemporary arts. They realised seria of multimedia art project with main focus on imigration and integration proces in our sociaty. In 2008 Cona started production of a long term art project radioCona/Temporary Project radio For Contemporary Arts, which employs the space of a public radio frequency. She collaborating with the following galleries: Museum of Modern Art Ljubljana, Škuc, galery City Ljubljana, Maribor Art Gallery, A+A Venezia, Ozone Belgrade, ASC Graz, <rotor> Graz, Zerinthya Roma and many others… She received several international artist in residence programs and as guest artist she prepeared several international presentations and artist lectures about her work. As a set and costume designer, she designed over fifty scenographies and collaborated with the majority of performing and dance producers in Slovenia.

brane zorman
is Ljubljana – based artist, com-poser, sound-manipulator.
Brane Zorman is composer, intermedia artist, sound man-i-pul-ator, producer working as a freelance artist in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He has composed music for more than 50 theatre, dance, multimedia and newmedia sound pieces, as well as released several theatre soundtrack CDs and a few dance EPs for various labels. He composes music or film, TV and radio commercials. His achievements include the first DTS surround encoded soundtrack for a theatre performance in Slovenia, the first DTS surround CD release in Slovenia. He has an interest in special sound design, effects and sound sculptures – sounscapes, as well as Brane Zorman’s live surround sound projects and events in various spaces. He works with intermedia artists such as Igor Stromajer and world renowned BALLETTIKKA INTERNETTIKKA guerilla internet projects, as well as Irena Pivka on Cona projects series. With Irena Pivka they founded “CONA Intsitute for contemporary art processing” who produces intermedia project radioCona – a legal temporary project radio for comtemporary art.

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Brane Zorman

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS:
001 – BALLETTIKKA INTERNETTIKKA Part 1 – 1st prize at the Media Forum (CyberMovie – Festival of Internet art projects associated with new forms of screen shows on the web) in the frame of XXIII Moscow International Film Festival; Moscow, Russia – June 2001 – for the net art project Ballettikka Internettikka | Part One – net.ballet by I.Stromajer & B.Zorman (jury: Kathy Rae Huffman – USA/UK, Eric Kluitenberg – The Netherlands, Rasa Smite & Raitis Smits – Latvia, Andrey Velikanov – Russia, Roman Leibov – Russia)
2007 – BRAINLOOP, media performance, – Off-ARCO Prize, ARCO/BEEP New Media Art Awards, 2nd edition
author: Davide Grassi | programmer: Suncica Hermansson | sound designer: Brane Zorman | BCI performer: Markus Rapp | BCI supervisor: Reinhold Scherer

INTERMEDIA PROJECTS :
2008 – radioCona, 88.8MHz FM, intermedia project with Irena Pivka, co-produced by CONA and Intima
2007 / 2008 – CTR, multimedia surround live performace, performed in Graz – Austria, Ljubljana – Slovenia, Belgrade – Serbia, Produced by; Ministry of culture of republic of Slovenia, ESC, Kapelica, O3One, CONA
2007 – BALLETTIKKA INTERNETTIKKA: RenminNetBallet, intermedia project with Igor Stromajer, Honk Kong Microwave festival 2007, co-produced by Intima and Microwave festival, Honk Kong
2007 – BALLETTIKKA INTERNETTIKKA: Stattikka, intermedia project with Igor Stromajer, CYNETart, Transmedia-Akademie Hellerau, Dresden, Germany, co-produced by Intima and Tele-Plateau Hellerau – CYNETart, Dresden
2007 – BALLETTIKKA INTERNETTIKKA: Portraits, intermedia project with Igor Stromajer, produced by: Intima
2007 – BALLETTIKKA INTERNETTIKKA: Aeronauttikka, intermedia project with Igor Stromajer, produced by: Intima
2007 – A public presentation of renovation of Moderna Galerija Ljubljana – Every man is a curator, with Irena Pivka, produced by CONA
2007 – Interview Teatron, with author Irena Pivka, produced by Goethe institute Ljubljana and CONA
2007 – HOLLY CODE, intermedia project, with Igor Stromajer at CEC & CAC (The Carnival of e-Creativity & Change-agents Conclave), New Delhi, India, produced by: Intima and CONA
2007 – SERVER EARTH, multimedia concert in surround with a group of international and slovenian artists, V:NM Festival, Graz, Austria, produced by Aksioma
2006 – BRAINLOOP, multimedia performance, 50 minutes of music and sound effects designed for a multimedia performance by Davide Grassi, FH Joanneum – University of Applied Sciences, Graz, Austria, produced: by Askioma
2006 – COLONY MOLAT 2023, new media project by Gallery for Contemporary Arts Ljubljana and Maska (Ljubljana) in Modern Gallery Ljubljana
2006 – ULICA RUTLI / RUTLI STRASSE, with Irena Pivka. intermedia project and exhibition in Gallery Škuc, Ljubljana, produced by: Maska
2006 – BALLETTIKKA INTERNETTIKKA: VolksNetBallet, Guerrilla Net Ballet Performance by Igor Stromajer & Brane Zorman, live internet broadcasting from Volksbühne, Berlin/Germany, produced by: Intima
2006 – SURROUND CONCERT FOR 6 SPEAKERS AND 2TV EYES, multimedia live performace, OZONE Galery, Belgrade, Serbia
2006 – SURROUND CONCERT FOR 6 SPEAKERS AND 2TV EYES, multimedia surround live performace for: OSCILATIONS – 30 days of Sound, at Mala galerija – Moderna Galerija, Ljubljana
2006 – Piemonte Share Festival – Limit Less / Exhibition, Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti, Turin, Italy,produced by: Aksioma / Intima
2006 – under.ctrl – interfaces of control mechanisms, with Oppera Internettikka Bollywooddikka by Igor Stromajer & Brane Zorman, Forum Stadtpark, Graz, Austria / NOMAD, curated by Basak Senova
2006 – Oppera Internettikka Bollywooddikka, with Igor Stromajer, internet performance, live appearance and internet broadcasting, CEC & CAC (The Carnival of e-Creativity & Change-agents Conclave), New Delhi, India, produced by: Intima and CONA
2005 – PUBLIC FORUM, Cona projects presentation with Irena Pivka, Venice, Italy
2005 – BALLETTIKKA INTERNETTIKKA: BEO Guerrиllиkka with Igor Stromajer – performance and exhibition, O3ONE Art Space & TkH – Belgrade, Serbia, produced by: Intima
2005 – Ballettikka Internettikka: illegallikka robottikka, with Igor Stromajer, exhibited at: “Territories, Identities, Nets: Slovene Art 1995-2005″ (Teritoriji, identitete, mreže: slovenska umetnost 1995-2005), Moderna galerija (Museum of Modern Art), Ljubljana, Slovenia
2005 – BALLETTIKKA INTERNETTIKKA 2001-2005, with Igor Stromajer, exhitibition, Galerija KiBela, MMC Kibla, Maribor, produced by: Intima
2005 – OMMM (OST), double CD, regular Audio CD and DTS Surround Audio CD, selected compositions re-produced, re-composed, re-mastered by Brane Zorman Vs. BeitThroN, produced by: Zavod Aksioma
2005 – ZONE TURISM, sound and visual installation, with Irena Pivka, produced by Maska
2004 – OMMM, sound installation – live surround, international festival Visions Of Excess with Ron Athey,
Nicole Blackman, Kira O’Reilly, Vaginal Davis, Bast …, Grad Kodeljevo, produced by: Zavod Aksioma
2004 – BALLETTIKKA INTERNETTIKKA – illegallikka robottikka, with Igor Stromajer, internet ballet, Teatro alla S.cala, Milano / Italy, produced by: Intima
2004 – CONA C vstop jug / ZONE C entrance south, sound and visual installation, with Irena Pivka, Mestna Galerija Nova Gorica in Mostovna, produced by Maska
2003 – BRVI – Ballettikka RealVideo Internettikka, 2003, a video project by Davide Grassi, Igor Stromajer, Brane Zorman, for U3 exhibition, Moderna Galerija, Ljubljana, produced by: Zavod Aksioma
2003 – CONA C, sound and visual installation, with Irena Pivka, UGM Maribor, produced by Maska and UGM Maribor
2003 – ZVO-KONS / RADIO – concert appearance and sound ambient performance with group S.R.P., P74 Gallery, produced by Zavod P.A.R.A.S.I.T.E.
2002 – IMPAKT 2002 – presentation of the BALLETTIKKA INTERNETTIKKA Part 2 internet project, with Igor Stromajer
2002 – BALLETTIKKA INTERNETTIKKA Part II – with internet artist Igor Stromajer – second part of a Internet project broadcasted live from Bolshoi Theatre on March 28th 2002, produced by: Intima
2001 – CONA B, sound and visual installation (with Irena Pivka – visual part of installation), Ljubljana,
produced by: Maska and City of Women Festival
2001 – BALLETTIKKA INTERNETTIKKA Part 1- Internet project broadcasted live on the internet with Igor Stromajer, Location: internet – Place: virtual, produced by: Intima
2001 – CONA A, sound and visual installation (with Irena Pivka – visual part of installation), Ljubljana

MUSIC COMPOSED FOR THEATRE, DANCE PERORMANCES
2007 – PATRICIJIN VEZ, soundtrack and sound design for a theatre performance, directed by Tanja Skok, Montenegro National Theatre, Podgorica, MonteNegro
2005 – MODERATO CANTABILLE, original soundtrack for a theatre performace, directed by Jasna Vombek, MKC Maribor and Mini Teater Ljubljana
2004 – DELIRIJ V DVOJE (E. Ionesco), sound design, theatre performance, directed by Ivana Djilas, produced by Gledališče Glej
2004 – MESTO SOLZ, Plesni Teater Ljubljana, music for dance performance choreographed by Dušan Teropšič, produced by: PTL
2004 – WAR – My boyfriend came from war…, sound design and video, Cankarjev Dom, produced by EPI Center and Cankarjev dom
2003 – ŠOLSKI ZVEZEK, music and sound design, Mali oder SNG Drama, directed by Ivana Djilas, produced by: E.P.I. Center
2003 – CLEANSED, Ljubljanski grad, surround sound desigb, music for performance and films, directed by: Ivan Talijančič, produced by Festival Exodos and Waxfactory
2003 – IGRE NA DVORIŠČU, music for theatre performance, directed by Alen Jelen, produced by Društvo Škuc, Ljubljana
2003 – VETER SPREMEMB (WINDS OF CHANGE), Plesni Teater Ljubljana, music for solo, performed and choreographed by Igor Sviderski, produced by PTL, Ljubljana
2002 – KRATKE HLAČE (SHORTS), Plesni Teater Ljubljana, music for solo, performed and choreographed by Dušan Teropšič, produced by PTL and KUD Nor
2002 – DISCO PIGS – Glej Theatre, Ljubljana – Ivana Djilas – Glej Theatre
2001 – MILLENEMY – Glej Theatre, Ljubljana – Tomaz Strucl & GENG
2000 – PROSTORNINA KOZE, SOU production, Ljubljana – choreography Suzana Koncut
2000 – PROJEKT 3, MUSEUM production, Izola – Ljubljana – three short theatre and video projects by teams of architects and dramaturgs
2000 – PROJEKT DELAK – KACA NA NEBESNEM SVODU – IL SERPENTE SULLA VOLTA DEL CIELO, Project by Cezmejni laboratorij za intermedialne umetnosti (Laboratorio transfrontaliero di Intermediazione fra le Arti), Gorica, Italy, Emil Hrvatin
1999 – SU E SID, Gledalisce Glej – Cankarjev Dom, Ljubljana – Tomaz Strucl & GENG
1998 – MEDIUM COELI, Glej Theatre, Ljubljana – Ivan Peternelj
1998 – NEO SKIN, Glej Theatre, Ljubljana – Tomaz Strucl & GENG
1998 – NAJLEPSA ROZA, Sentjakobsko Theatre, Ljubljana – Alen Jelen
1997 – VRNITEV, Cez cesto Theatre, Kranj – Marcandrea Bragalini
1997 – THE SAINTS OF DANCA MACABRA, Hrastovlje, Alen Jelen (selection, re-modelling & the mix)
1997 – JEZUS F., Glej Theatre, Ljubljana – Tomaz Strucl
1996 – XANAX, Glej Theatre, Ljubljana – Tomaz Strucl
1995 – CLIOPATRA, Glej Theatre, Ljubljana – Tomaz Strucl
1995 – VILINCEK Z LUNE, Sentjakobsko Theatre, Ljubljana – Alen Jelen
1993 – HAMLETS ‘N ROSES, Glej Theatre, Ljubljana – Tomaz Strucl
1992 – HAMLETT PACKARD, Glej Theatre, Ljubljana – Tomaz Strucl
1992 – SIBILA, Abaddon Theatre, Klub K4, Ljubljana – Ali Kranjc
1987 – OGLEDALO POZNA SKRIVNOST, Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana – Mare KovacicART PROJECTS

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irena pivka

2008 radioCona, broadcast02 – 88.8MHz FM, with B.Zorman, co-produced by CONA and Intima
2008 radioCona, broadcast 01 – 88.8MHz FM, with B.Zorman, co-produced by CONA and Intima
2007 Interview(with B. Zorman), produced by Goethe institute Ljubljana and CONA
2007 A public presentation of renovation of Moderna Galerija Ljubljana – Every man is a curator, with B. Zorman produced by CONA
2006 Ruetli Strasse (co-author B. Zorman); produced by MASKA, co-produced by Škuc Gallery
2006 Diary 012, work in progress, presented at the City of Women festival
2006 Molat colony, 2023+ project by Gallery for Contemporary Arts and Maska (Ljubljana)
2005 Zone Turizem (co-author B. Zorman) produced by MASKA
2004 Zone C ENTRANCE SOUTH (co-author Brane Zorman); produced by MASKA and City Gallery Nova Gorica
2003 Zone C (co-author Brane Zorman), produced by MASKA, co-produced by UGM, salon Rotovž, Maribor
2002 Zone B (co-author Brane Zorman) produced by MASKA, co-produced by City of Women festival
2002 Solo exhibition of scenography PROSTORI ZA ZGODBE (SPACES FOR STORIES) – in Cankarjev dom, Lj.
2001 Zone A (co-author Brane Zorman); co-organized by the Institute for Monument Protection (Ljubljana).
2000 Joint exhibition THE BLOW UP Gallery for Contemporary Arts Celje, the project The Point of Oversight
1997 Installation ZIDU ZID – trianale of the Slovenian contemporary art U3 – Gallery for Contemporary Art, Ljubljana
1996 Sound and visual site specific IZZA IZBA (THE ROOM BEHIND) – K4 Kapelica Gallery (with B. Zorman) – Ljubljana

SCENOGRAPHY AND COSTUMOGRAPHY FOR DANCE AND THEATRE PROJECTS

2007
SunCity G.Bogdanosvki (scenography) Fičo balet and Anton Podbevšek Teater
Barok, T.Skok (scenography) PTL (Dance Theatre Ljubljana)
NORANORA, A.Jelen (scenography) AGRFT (Akademy for Theatre, Radio, Film and TV, Ljubljana)
2006
Bil je Škrjanc, Kobal (scenography) Špas teater
Ne hodi vendar čisto naga, A.Jelen (scenography) Gledališče Jesenice
2005
PIČKE (A.Jelen), ŠKUC (scenography)
SODOBNI SNOBI Teater Komedije (scenography + costumography)
OB ISTEM ČASU ENKRAT DRUGIČ Teater Komedije (scenography)
maturant 005 (Dimec – SILA) Fičo balet (scenography)
ME5×5 Fičo balet, križanke (scenography)
MODERATO CANTABILE (J.Vombrek) Mini teater (scenography + costumography)
2004
CONFIDANCE + GVERILA TEATER (Fičo balet) (scenography)
OBUTI MAČEK (V.Taufar) Špas teater (scenography)
MEŠTRIX Fičo balet (scenography)
2003
RIBA ZA ŠTIRI (B.Cavazza) – Teater Komedija, (scenography)
JURI MURI V AFRIKI (M.Horvat) – muzikal CD, (scenography + costumography)
NUNE II (M.Horvat) -muzikal, Šentjakobsko gledališče (scenography + costumography)
CLEANSED (I.Taljančič) – MASKA, FESTIVAL Ljubljana (scenography)
IGRE NA DVORIŠČE (A.Jelen), ŠKUC (scenography)
EMO FAD (G.Bogdanovski) CD, Maska (scenography)
Maturant 003 (Dimec – SILA) CD (scenography)
2002
SPET SKUPAJ (D.Mlakar) CD (scenography + costumography)
Brucka v Ljubljani ( Roza, Božič – muzikal) KUD FP, (scenography)
PEDENJPED (Šavli, Horvat) CD , (scenography + costumography)
Maturant 002 (M.Dimec) – SILA, CD, KUD, (scenography)
2001
METRIX (Metrix) Anatom,Teater Gromki , (scenography)
ŠVIC ŠVARC /G.Bogdanovski/ Maska,CD,SNG Balet Ljubljana, (scenography)
MATURANT 001 /M. Dimec – SILA/ CD , (scenography)
POHUJŠANJE /M.Farič/ CD – SNG Balet Maribor, (scenography)
2000
SHIRLEY VALENTINE /Kobal – Vetrih/ BTC Teater Komedije, (scenography)
200% /U.Teržan/ Gledališče čez cesto , (scenography)
10 POD 0 /M.Farič/ Cankarjev Dom, (scenography)
MATURANT 2000 /M. Dimec – SILA/ Kud F.P, CD, (scenography)
1999
TERMINAL /M.Farič/ – Cankarjev dom, (scenography)
MATURANT 99 /M.Dimec/ – KUD F. Prešeren, (scenography)
BELLIVE I’LL RUN ON… – Illusion Theatre, Minneapolis, s S.Reise, (scenography)
NERGAČ /Verč, Mollier/ – Šentjakobsko gledališče, (scenography)
1998
NAJLEPŠA ROŽA /A.Jelen, K.Brenk/ – Šentjakobsko gledališče, (scenography)
KASPAR /A. Furse, Handke/ – Cankarjev dom, (scenography + costumography)
1996
NOSTALGIČNA KOMEDIJA – /P.Vetrih, J.Jamnik/ – Cankarjev Dom, (scenography + costumography)
1995
ALMA – /U.Cetinski, P.Vetrih/ Cankarjev Dom, (scenography)
DIVA DIVANOVA – /Ana Monro/ KUD F. Prešeren, (scenography)
1994
FISHER KING – /Derganc – OFF/ Mladinsko gledališče, (scenography)

URBAN SITE SPECIFIC INSTALLATIONS

2007 KULTUR OBJEKT – public urban interventions
2006 Rajski Vrt (Paradise Garden), exterior and interior set design for the festival ANAZIMA
Exterior and interior set design for the festival ANA DESETNICA
exterior design of the park for the festival Exodos
2005 – 1999exterior designs for the festival ANA DESETNICA