Guests in the Throat
Nikolina Butorac exhibits Guests in the Throat, a multimedia installation inspired by the lives of environmental activists who fought to protect ecosystems and Indigenous communities’ rights. The piece includes ten mirrors on a table, various artifacts such as dried insect bodies, three types of soil, animal bones, dried mushrooms, and an interactive QR code leading to a short survey for collecting ideas and experiences related to the climate crisis.
An experimental video features segments from the li of environmental activists, accompanied by five climate-themed prose poems.
Guests in the Throat by Nikolina Butorac is a deeply reflective and engaged work that addresses the courage and sacrifice of environmental women warriors worldwide.
It highlights the value of soil as a rich ecosystem, which is daily, invasively, and irreversibly devastated by industries. Due to deforestation, intensive agriculture, and livestock farming for meat, we are losing soil up to 40 times faster than it can regenerate, with devastating consequences for our fight against climate change and global food production.
The narrative of food, recorded throughout history, is essentially a mirror of the aggressive and vain activities of the dominant white man, elevated above all others. Through this work, Butorac reflects on entrenched patriarchal patterns and emphasizes the importance of women environmental defenders – indigenous and human rights activists, women from various classes and ethnic backgrounds, who gave their lives to protect our Terra. Their contributions will not be forgotten. Written by curator Marta Sirotich.
An experimental video features segments from the li of environmental activists, accompanied by five climate-themed prose poems.
Guests in the Throat by Nikolina Butorac is a deeply reflective and engaged work that addresses the courage and sacrifice of environmental women warriors worldwide.
It highlights the value of soil as a rich ecosystem, which is daily, invasively, and irreversibly devastated by industries. Due to deforestation, intensive agriculture, and livestock farming for meat, we are losing soil up to 40 times faster than it can regenerate, with devastating consequences for our fight against climate change and global food production.
The narrative of food, recorded throughout history, is essentially a mirror of the aggressive and vain activities of the dominant white man, elevated above all others. Through this work, Butorac reflects on entrenched patriarchal patterns and emphasizes the importance of women environmental defenders – indigenous and human rights activists, women from various classes and ethnic backgrounds, who gave their lives to protect our Terra. Their contributions will not be forgotten. Written by curator Marta Sirotich.
The piece is a part of the group exhibition named Terra Incognita by three independent artists, Jatun Risba, Ivana Filip,
and myself. The exhibition explores complex relationships between individuals, ecology, anthrozoology, artistic activism, and sustainable practices through various media and a feminist perspective, encouraging deep introspection and socially responsible action.
