BLAŽKA ŠIFRAR
Bistra
Barely visible, but still present, the jewelry fits the shape of the body exactly and does not want to change or upgrade it, but only draw attention to it.
It has three supporting points that rest on the body. Made of glass, it gives a feeling of coldness and refers to the Triglav National Park – the former Triglav Glacier. Metal accents point to the constant presence of Slovenian alpinism, and the white fabric wraps the body, just as mists wrap around the peaks of the Alps.
Bistra appears as a premonition of a mountain fairy from old Slovenian tales. With its glass-ice shield, it draws attention to an untouchable beauty that cannot be grasped and is therefore often overlooked.
The jewelry was created under the mentorship of Asst. dr. Tina Cotič, with the professional assistance of contemporary jewelry designer Sandra Kocjančič and with the help of the teacher of practical glass techniques at the Rogaška Slatina School Centre, Zinka Kobula Kamenšek.
Material
glass, fabric, iron
Technique
glass fusing, sewing, gluing
Blažka completed her secondary (high school) education at the Ljubljana High School of Arts, majoring in theatre and film, in 2022. She is currently studying visual arts and design at the Faculty of Education of the University of Primorska, in Koper, where she explores the physical and psychological complexities of human nature through her artistic work.
Blažka has participated in:
2023, student group exhibition, VUO, Armerija, Koper
2023, group exhibition Project Previs, Obalne galerije Piran, Mala Loža, Koper
2024, group exhibition Artistic Intervention – Image and Symbol, VUO, Mala Loža 2024, group exhibition Light Metamorphoses in Glass, Ana’s Gallery, Rogaška Slatina
2024, group exhibition The Past in Jewelry, Slovenian Jewelry Week, Plac Izolanov, Izola
2024, student group exhibition, VUO, Elektron, Koper
2024, group exhibition, Specula – Visual Arts, Insula, Izola
2024, group exhibition, All Tomorrow’s Songs, JAŠA, Kühlhaus Berlin
2025, group exhibition, Ash as a Challenge in Artistic Practice, VUO, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana
Instagram: @blazkasifrar
