As part of the Heliopolis exhibition, the AEF/PAV (Educational and Training Activities) are offering Workshop_82, led by Marko Tadić, aimed at academic and university students and young artists. The workshop focuses on one of the mediums presented in the artist’s solo exhibition: stop-motion animation.

Participants will explore the fundamentals of animation using accessible tools such as cell phone cameras, combining drawing techniques with collage methods to bring their stories to life. This workshop aims to inspire participants to explore new creative processes and develop their narrative skills through storyboarding and the creation of moving images.

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The project will build on Moving Elements to continue experimenting with new social urbanism projects, including through utopian and science-fiction visions. These insights will serve as a participatory exploration of potential narratives related to the envisioning of new urban spaces geared toward satisfying both individual and collective needs, moving toward a concept of sustainable sociality in constant connection with nature.

Marko Tadić (Croatia, 1979) studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence. His artistic practice ranges from drawing to installation and animation. Winner of numerous international awards, he received the Vladimir Nazor Prize (Croatia) for best exhibition in 2015 and the Radoslav Putar Award (Croatia) for best young contemporary artist in 2008. He has participated in numerous residencies in Helsinki, New York, Los Angeles, Frankfurt, and Vienna. He collaborated with the Art Academy in Zagreb as a tutor for a workshop on artist’s books, field recording, and radio drama. He teaches at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb and at the New Academy of Fine Arts (NABA) in Milan. His films have been screened at several international animation and experimental film festivals. In 2017, he and Tina Gverović represented Croatia at the 57th International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia.

The exhibition Heliopolis is organized in collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb, Croatia, and with the support of the Compagnia di San Paolo, the CRT Foundation, the Piedmont Region, and the City of Turin. The workshop is part of Re-Imagine Europe: New Perspectives for Action.