World of Art | 20th Generation
Participatory performance with ILY collective
3, 5 and 7 June 2026, 3 pm – 7 pm
Škuc Gallery, Stari trg 21, Ljubljana
ILY warmly welcomes you to become one of the »plenty of fish in the sea«!
The series of performative dates is part of the project Hold My Hand, where Iza, Lea and Yana (ILY) become Izi, Mom and Dad. In the current, second chapter of the family saga, Mom is looking for a partner, while the collective is seeking potential collaborators. Each participant will thus enter a structured, kind and intimate situation in which they will temporarily take on the role of a potential new family figure or will be able to form a new professional connection.
The dates are fictionally initiated by Izi, who you can contact for more information via the collective’s email: collective.ily@gmail.com.
No prior experience in the art field required; just an open mind and an open heart!
Mandatory registration at collective.ily@gmail.com.
Free entry. The event will be held in English or Slovenian language, depending on the participants’ preferences.
ILY is a collective comprising Iza Štrumbelj Oblak, Lea Topolovec and Yana Deliyska. As part of an ongoing artistic research project, they set up a fictional family structure in which each member takes on a specific familial role: Lea becomes the Mother, Yana the Father and Iza the daughter, Izi. The project is based on personal memories, expectations and wishes, opening up questions about needs and forms of support. In doing so, they use various mediums to document role-play and create participatory encounters. To date, they have presented their work in the exhibition Speculative Gatherings at Slakthuset in Gothenburg (2024) and at the 6th Triennial of Young Artists at the Gallery of Contemporary Art Celje (2025). (Photo: Urša Culiberg)
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The performance is part of the accompanying programme of the final exhibition of the 20th generation of the School for Curatorial Practices and Critical Writing World of Art Friends with Benefits at Škuc Gallery (15 May – 10 June 2026).
Cover photo: ILY archive
Organisation: World of Art/SCCA-Ljubljana, Škuc Gallery
Supported by: The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, Municipality of Ljubljana – Department of Culture
The World of Art School programme is developed in partnership with Cukrana/MGML.
The performance is part of the mobility programme, produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union.
