ANDREJ DROŽĐAN
HELP, WHERE’S THE EXIT FROM THE RESTAURANT
17.6.-8.7.2025.
KARAS GALLERY

On Tuesday, 17.6.2025. Andrej Drožđan opens his solo exhibition entitled Help, Where’s the Exit from the Restaurant at 7 pm in Karas Gallery (Ulica kralja Zvonimira 58).

In her foreword, Iva Jurić emphasizes:
„In the work Help, Where’s the Exit from the Restaurant, Andrej Drožđan constructs a charged atmosphere of being stuck – an installation that, through an imaginary restaurant, becomes a place of the impossibility of forgetting, letting go and escaping. The starting point of the work is the scenes evoked by contemporary pop songs, those that depict inner stagnations and moments of breakups, where emotions are trapped in space and time. Inspired by the image of a person left at a restaurant table, both literally and emotionally, Drožđan explores spaces in which emotions are not processed but persistently accumulated, displaced and revived. This is a place of stagnation, an emotional crossroads, where time stops flowing, and experiences remain served like an unfinished plate. The restaurant, typically a space for shared meals and encounters, is here transformed into a metaphorical interior of inner states, a landscape of nostalgia, loss and quiet discomfort.”

PREFACE

Biography:
Andrej Drožđan (Zagreb, 1997) is a visual artist whose practice includes installation, illustration, photography, and graphic design. His work explores the concept and aesthetics of the everyday, the influence of the digital sphere on individual perception, and the presence of pop culture in contemporary life. Over the past few years, he has participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions, as well as various creative projects. In 2022, he earned his Master’s degree in Animated Film and New Media from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb. His thesis project, Konekcija memorija (Connection of Memories), was awarded the Academy Council Prize and subsequently exhibited in a solo exhibition at Šira Gallery and as part of the 37th Youth Salon.

The exhibition will be open during the period from 17.6. to 8.7.2025.
Working hours of Karas Gallery
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 4pm – 8pm
Tuesday, Saturday 10am – 1pm
On Sundays and Mondays closed.
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Organizer: HDLU
With the support of: Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, City of Zagreb