Jasmina Cibic's 'The Arrangement' exhibition at Gandy Gallery explores justice through floral symbolism
Jasmina Cibic's exhibition titled 'The Arrangement' will be showcased at Gandy Gallery in Bratislava from May 21 to July 27, 2025. This series highlights photographic portraits of floral displays crafted with input from members of various international legal organizations, such as the International Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights. Each floral piece symbolizes a significant human rights concern brought forth by the participants. Cibic’s work, reminiscent of classic vanitas art, explores the fleeting nature of justice and how society can either progress or regress. She was a finalist for the Aesthetica Art Prize and clinched Best Artist's Film at the BAFTA-Qualifying Aesthetica Film Festival in 2024. The Aesthetica Art Prize is open for submissions until September 30, 2025.
Key facts
- Jasmina Cibic's exhibition 'The Arrangement' runs from 21 May to 27 July 2025 at Gandy Gallery in Bratislava
- The exhibition features photographic portraits of flower arrangements created with participants from six international legal and human rights bodies
- Cibic was shortlisted for the Aesthetica Art Prize and won Best Artist's Film at the 2024 Aesthetica Film Festival
- Cherie Federico, Director of Aesthetica, praised Cibic's balance of aesthetic beauty and critical urgency
- The work references historical vanitas paintings to explore themes of justice and societal progress
- Cibic's practice is compared to other politically engaged female video artists including Cauleen Smith, Hito Steyerl, and Martha Rosler
- Her work has been shown in group exhibitions at Kunstmuseum Krefeld's Haus Lange, Museum of Contemporary Art Skopje, and MUZA Gallery Ljubljana
- The Aesthetica Art Prize submission deadline is 30 September 2025
Entities
Artists
- Jasmina Cibic
- Cauleen Smith
- Hito Steyerl
- Martha Rosler
- Daniel Buren
- Christo
- Anna Müller
Institutions
- Aesthetica Magazine
- Aesthetica Art Prize
- Aesthetica Film Festival
- Gandy Gallery
- International Court of Justice
- International Criminal Court
- European Court of Human Rights
- Court of Justice of the European Union
- UN Human Rights Advisory Committee
- UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies
- Kunstmuseum Krefeld
- Haus Lange
- Museum of Contemporary Art Skopje
- MUZA Gallery
- BAFTA
Locations
- Bratislava
- Slovakia
- Ljubljana
- Slovenia
- Krefeld
- Germany
- Skopje
- North Macedonia