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Slovenian photographer, writer and visual artist Andrej Grilc
Andrej Grilc born in 1984, in Slovenia is an award winning writer[1]and photographer[2]living in Vienna, Austria. In 2003 Andrej published the poetry book Sinapse.[3] He finished his studies at the University of Ljubljana.[4] Andrej has performed and collaborated in more than 50 international projects combining literature and visual art. His works have been published in prominent European and American publications and anthologies.[5] Andrej won first prizes for his literature at home and abroad.[6] After moving to Vienna he became a freelance photographer and recently he is exploring his interest in children's literature. In 2019 his first children's book „The Girl Who Laughed Too Much" with illustrations by Nea Likar[7] was published.[8]
Andrej Grilc
Photography
Award-winning photographer Andrej Grilc is one of the most sought-after music photographers of the younger generation. Among musicians he worked with are Mischa Maisky,Martha Argerich, Ivo Pogorelich, Ivry Gitlis, Kirill Gerstein, Alena Baeva, Bryan Cheng,[9]Hagen Quartet, Trio Gaspard,[10]Hugo Wolf Quartett, Oslo String Quartet, Barbican Quartett,[11] Alban Berg Ensemble,[12] Wiener Akademie Orkester[13] etc. He was born into a family with long tradition in photography, dating back three generations to 1942.[14] The focus of his work is on portrait and concert photography in the field of classical music. He uses both analog and digital techniques. He draws inspiration from the old masters of photography from the French and Czech schools as well as from Italian Renaissance painting. His work can be seen regularly in exhibitions and graces the covers of major publishers such as Deutsche Grammophon, Decca, Sony Classics, Warner Classics, Alpha Classics[15] and Naxos.[16]
Parallel Andrej Grilc passionately pursues street photography, dedicating himself to a compelling project titled "In 80 Portraits Around the World."[17] Throughout this ongoing, multi-year endeavour, he ventures to distant locales, capturing the essence of inspiring individuals deeply rooted in their cultures. Grilc is drawn to faces from bygone eras, faces that teeter on the edge of vanishing in our rapidly evolving world and tries to preserve them via means of photography. His set of portraits of India "Portraits of Varanasi" were awarded by Natural Density Photography awards.[18]
Literature
In 2003 he released his first book of poetry Sinapse, for which he won the stipend for specially gifted students of Domžale municipality.[19] His poetry is published in Slovenian and international literary magazines (Conceit Magazine, San Francisco CA, Amulet, San Francisco CA, AmphibiUs, Washington DC, Le Rouge sang, Reims, Rukopisi 32, Beograd, Van kutije - anthology of poetry, Podgorica, Republika poezije, Sarajevo, Euroorientacije, Sarajevo, Nova revija, Literatura, Poetikon, Lit, Ructus, Vpogled, Mentor, Mlade rime, Dialogi, Lirikon, Republika poezije, Soncnice, Literarni nokturno). A modern dance show Premik was done on his poetry in 2004 by Urša Rupnik.[20] From 2006 till 2008 he was a member of Youth club of Slovenian writer's organisation.
In recent years he is focusing on children's literature. In 2019 he published children's illustrated book „The Girl Who Laughed Too Much" by a publishing house Alba 2000. He is an active member of The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
Literature awards
2011 First prize on International Poetry competition "Tracce", Italy
2010 First prize for the most original poetry collection NY in the competition held by Ekslibris Publishing house.
2009 Nomination for Lirikon's "Herbersteinski zlat" for best translation of contemporary poetry into Slovenian language.
2008 Chosen as one of the 21 best Slovenian poets by Lirikon magazine.
2004 Scholarship for talented students of municipality Domžale for the poetry collection Sinapse[21]
Visual Art
In the field of visual art Andrej Grilc is exploring themes of religion, identity and connection between art and science.[22] His objective is to evoke shock and introspection in the viewer by employing a minimalistic approach with a limited number of elements. The exhibition "Equivalentis" presented a comparison between medicine tubes filled with human blood at both the Modern Gallery and Mala Galerija in Ljubljana, Slovenia.[23] Through his 2010 installation "Mobile Mosque" at Studio8 Gallery, Grilc crafts a mobile space for Muslim prayer, engaging provocatively with the themes of integration and xenophobia.[24] He served as the president and founder of a group of artists known as Aggressive Theatre, established in 2007. Within this collective, he showcased his poetry, installations, action projects, and theatrical works across Europe.[25]
