Slovenian Pavilion at 2017 Venice Biennale Features Nika Autor's Newsreel 63, Curated by Andreja Hribernik

Nika Autor represents Slovenia at the 2017 Venice Biennale with her project Newsreel 63, curated by Andreja Hribernik and located in the Arsenale. The exhibition includes a video work and a book titled The News Belongs to Us!, addressing themes of committed cinema, newsreel production, and contemporary social issues. Autor's video centers on mobile phone footage from the Belgrade–Ljubljana train line, where refugees now travel between train wheels, exploring railways in film history. Hribernik describes the book as combining scholarly texts with literary and visual elements, examining news production, ownership, and distribution. Both artists approach the Biennale with the same responsibility as any exhibition, though Hribernik acknowledges Venice's special status due to its history and visibility. Autor questions national representation, preferring to focus on collective work addressing oppressed lives and refugee struggles in Slovenia. She notes the project's budget enabled collaboration with great authors, and both look forward to presenting it in Slovenia for those who cannot visit Venice. The Slovenian pavilion was recently moved from a small gallery to the Arsenale, raising questions about visibility for small countries and the financial pressures of Venice participation.