Goran Turnšek
Goran Turnšek (1978) was born in Ptuj in former Yugoslavia, now Slovenia. He studied modern dance at Academy of Theater and Dance in Amsterdam and photography at the Fotocademie Amsterdam. As a dancer he collaborated with Krisztina de Châtel, Marina Abramović and Nicole Beutler. He created dance choreographies Being Blanka (2009), Water beast (2010) and Chatting with Marcin (2010). After the dance career he developed an interest in the relationship between performance and photography. In 2015 he graduated with the photo project ‘Jakob’ which was shortlisted by Unseen Dummy Award and Selection of Dutch photography. So far he performed at Julidans (Amsterdam), Dance Umbrella Festival (London, 2007), Dnevi suvremenog plesa (Zagreb/Rijeka, 2009), held solo and group exhibitions in Theater aan het Vrijthof (Maastricht, 2016), Podium Mozaiëk (Amsterdam, 2017) and group exhibitions at WEP (Groningen, 2010), Gallery Walls (Amsterdam, 2008), Art’otel (Amsterdam, 2015), Kadmium (Delft, 2016) and Rotterdam Photo Festival (Rotterdam, 2017). His work has been published in the British Journal of Photography, Volkskrant magazine, Fotodigi and Photocaptionist, among others.
In his work, Goran Turnšek presents daily movements as performance, challenging boarders between performance art and photography. He is often using performance in front of the camera to be photographed only. His portraits are often recreation of former identities most of the time showing the inability to create somebody’s identity. He often plays with obscurity and this refers to both the anonymity of the person and the anonymity of the source of the subject. Topics to be found in his work are identity, preservation en impermanence. His photography publications, photo books, videos, expositions and performance are an integral part of his work.
EDUCATION
2012-2015 | Fotoacademie, Amsterdam
2001-2004 | Communication and design management, University Rotterdam
1996-2000 | Academy of Theater and Dance, Amsterdam
EXHIBITION
2020 | Jakob&Marija, solo exhibition, Mihelič gallery, Ptuj
2019 | Iets met ruimte, group exhibition, Kunstlievend Genootschap Pictura, Groningen
2019 | Second stage, solo exhibition, Fotoacademie, Amsterdam
2018 | Iets met ruimte, group exhibition, Kunsthal 45, Den Helder
2018 | Fotoroute, group exhibition, Windkracht 13, Den Helder
2017 | Second stage, solo exhibition, Podium Mozaiëk, Amsterdam
2017 | Dansfoto van het Jaar 2016, Theater Korzo, Den Haag
2016 | Vulnerable, group exhibition, Kadmium, Delft
2016 | Hidden Systems, presentation, Bookstore space, Amsterdam
2016 | Second stage, solo exhibition, Here we live and now, Den Haag
2016 | Second stage, solo exhibition, Festival de Nederlandse Dansdagen, Maastricht
2015 | GUP, group exhibition, Art’otel, Amsterdam
2015 | AIM, graduate exhibition, Loods 6, Amsterdam
2011 | Ephemeral conversations, solo exhibition, Theater Kikker
2010 | 1111 km translation, group exhibition, WEP, Groningen
2008 | Up Close & Personal, group exhibition, Walls gallery, Amsterdam
2008 | Mic Mac Trouble, group exhibition, Ayacs gallery, Amsterdam
PUBLICATIONS
2018 | Qualis Magazine, Spring 1018, jaargang 16, Nummer 1
2017 | Dans, Second Stage, No 1., January 2017
2017 | PF, Op zoek naar een leven na het dans, 18 January
2017 | Dansfotokalender 2017
2016 | New Dawn Paper, Second stage, 13 – 22 September
2016 | Tijdschrift Ei, ‘Bij de lurven’, 6 September
2016 | De Volkskrant, Smaak, ‘Danser Goran Turnšek is nu fotograf’, 20 February
2016 | SO, Dutch Professional Photographers 2016
2016 | New Photo, Dutch Photography Talent 2016
2016 | De grote Amsterdamse Kunstkalender
2015 | My Amsterdam your home
2015 | British Journal of Photography, ‘The portraiture issue’, December Issue
2015 | Photocaptionist, ‘Strange and Unfamiliar Once Again: Sophie Wright on Unseen’, 2015, Amsterdam
2015 | Fotodigi, ‘Fotograferen als choreograaf’ by Petere Runnaar, , Editie 3
2015 | New Dawn paper, Jakob, 4 July
2014 | ELLE Decorations, (No.116), China
2014 | Harper’s BAZAAR, There’s No Formula for Great Design, October Issue in CHINA
GRANDS
2017 | Vienna Photo Book Award, shortlisted
2016 |Grand from The Amsterdam Fund for the Arts
2015 | SO 2015, Amsterdam, shortlisted
2015 | Unseen Dummy Award, Amsterdam, shortlisted
2015 | Cum Laude for graduation project Jakob
2014 | Honorable Mention in a Fine Art – Portrait Category, IPA, Los Angeles
2013 | Honorable Mention in Editorial – Personality Category, IPA, Los Angeles
2012 | Fotogram trofee, nominated, Amsterdam
2009 |Grand from The Amsterdam Fund for the Arts
2000 | The Phillip Morris Scholarship, Amsterdam
ART FAIRS
2017 | This Art Fair, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam
2015 | Amsterdam Int’l Art Fair, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam
FESTIVALS
2018 | Mopla – Month of Photography, Photo Book Exhibition, Los Angeles
2017 | Rotterdam Photo Festival, Rotterdam
2017 | Vienna Photo Book Festival, Vienna
2017 | Fotofestival Naarden, Naarden
2016 | Vienna Photo Book Festival, Vienna
2015 | Unseen Photo Book Festival, Amsterdam
2009 | Tjedan suvremenog plesa, Zagreb/Rijeka
2007 | Dance Umbrella Festival, London
2006 | Julidans, Amsterdam
COMMITIONED
2015 | NB Projects, We live here Academie, Amsterdam
2015 | Why Not Festival, Amsterdam
2014 | Theater Narrenschiff, for performance Solo soli, Germany
2014 | National ballet Academy, Amsterdam
2013 | Why Not Festival, Amsterdam
2013 | Galerie Ra & Coda Museum, Dear To Wear
CHOREOGRAPHY
2012 | Printer, Amsterdam Grafisch Ateliers, Open Ateliers Jordaan
2010 | Waterbeest, Juni Kunstmaand, Amsterdam
2010 | Črni gibi, SNG Marbor
2009 | I forgive you, Random Collision, Groningen
2009 | Being Blanka, Dnevi suvremenog plesa, Croatia
2009 | Het Beest in Mij, 2KUSTEN, Kunst&Cultuur Noord-Holland
2008 | Being Blanka, ‘Odd/Man’ program, Dansateliers, Rotterdam
2001 | Lost, Dansateliers & Theater Lantaren/Venster, Rotterdam
2003 | In&Out, Its Festival, Amsterdam
DANCE PERFORMANCES
2012- 2014 | Nicole Beutler Projects, Amsterdam
2008 -2011 | Giulia Mureddu, Amsterdam
2004- 2008 | Dansgroep Krisztina de Châtel, Amsterdam
2001- 2003 | Rogie&Company, Rotterdam
2003 | Paul Selwyn Norton, Korzo theater, Den Haag
2003 | Uri Ivgi, DWA, Amsterdam
VIDEOS
2009 | Guard, VideoDanzaBA, Argentina
2009 | Descending Soul, Sguardi Altrove Film Festival, Italy
2008 | DanceON, video workshop with Mediamatic, Rialto, Amsterdam
2003 | Tragic Torso, with Rogie&Company and NPS