IAB 05

Maks Bricelj and Ema Maznik Antić

maks bricelj and ema maznik antić

are an artist duo based in Ljubljana. Often working at the intersection of malfunction and narrative composition, they create works that probe questions of decay, intuition, and environmental tension. They have exhibited together and individually in spaces including Aksioma, Mala galerija BS, MoTA LAB, the ŠKUC Gallery, Alcatraz Gallery, Kino Šiška, and MAO’s Project Space.

dwellings in machinic passages (2025)

Installed in the former Prvomajska factory, Dwellings in Machinic Passages is a narrative-rich environment that explores how various subjects emerge from, and are shaped by, ruins. The work examines how images of ruins and nature have been codified in cultural narratives, while considering how industrial sites and urban brownfields can serve as fertile grounds for ecological imagination. Through spatial storytelling, Bricelj and Maznik Antić reflect on the afterlives of industry, asking how abandoned infrastructures might become spaces for new ecological thought and forms of dwelling beyond human-centred perspectives.

Dwellings in Machinic Passages, 2025, site-specific installation.

Prvomajska (former Prvomajska Factory)

The artists have prepared an audio journey through and about the site housing their work. You can listen to all the chapters of the Dwellings in Machinic Passages sound walkthrough below:

Chapter 0 - Intro

Chapter 1 - Prvomajska Entrance

Chapter 2 - List of Figures

Chapter 3 - Artists Chapter

Chapter 4 - The Worker

Chapter 5 - Urban Explorer & Ruin Gazer

Chapter 6 - The Witness

Chapter 7 - Peak Experience

Chapter 8 - Carnival

Chapter 9 - Attunement

Chapter 10 - The Prey

Chapter 11 - Site Loyalty