The fourth edition of Indigo Festival will explore topics of indifference and insensitivity towards problems that surround us, fueled by constant media battle for attention and everyday indignation over pressing issues. Robbed of power and solid ground beneath our feet, we are too tired to care for anything or anyone. All we want is peace and quiet. We withdraw to detachment, vegging out in privacy until someone knocks on our door. Personal integrity and the possibility of solidarity have been taken away from us, while, squinting over our bedsheets, we gloomily observe world events or simply lock our hearts away to guard them against the evil. Should we care? Perhaps the last stanza of the European anthem Ode to Joy exposes some of these forthcoming antagonisms: "Yes - he too who but one being on this earth can call his own! He who ne'er was able, weeping stealeth from this league alone!" (translated from the German original by William F. Wertz)

Wednesday, 11. 9. 2019

10.00 a.m., City Museum of Ljubljana
Juuso Koponen (FI), A question of visual style in data visualization
A lecture by the renowned Finnish information designer
In collaboration with 7th Independent Biennial

11.00 a.m., Ambrožev trg square park
Matej Andraž Vogrinčič (SI), On the Way
Public space intervention

11.00 a.m.-3.00 p.m., City Museum of Ljubljana
A question of visual style in data visualization
A workshop with Juuso Koponen
In collaboration with 7th Independent Biennial

3.00 p.m.-7.00 p.m., Trg francoske revolucije
RogLab: "Smart" T-shirt workshop

3.00 p.m.-7.00 p.m., Trg francoske revolucije
Library under the Treetops

4.00 p.m.-8.00 p.m., Former fashion tailoring shop Žika, Gosposka ulica 16
Tanja Radež (SI), Dust Collectors
Mysterious composition

4.30 p.m., City Museum of Ljubljana
Metahaven: The Sprawl (Propaganda About Propaganda), film screening

6.00 p.m., City Museum of Ljubljana
Lev Manovich (RU/US)
A lecture by one of the leading theorists of digital culture, author of the acclaimed book The Language of New Media.

7 p.m., Match Gallery
Sinta Werner (DE), Exhibition opening

8.00 p.m., Mini teater Ljubljana
DRAMATICAROMANTICA
Performers: Sanja Nešković Peršin, Luka Bokšan
There is no space for romance. Drama.

9 p.m., Trg francoske revolucije
DJ Božo & DJ Sladki greh

Thursday, 12. 9. 2019

10.00 a.m.-3.00 p.m., City Museum of Ljubljana
A question of visual style in data visualization
A workshop with Juuso Koponen
In collaboration with 7th Independent Biennial

3.00 p.m.-7.00 p.m., Trg francoske revolucije
RogLab: "Smart" T-shirt workshop

3.00 p.m.-7.00 p.m., Trg francoske revolucije
Library under the Treetops

3.00 p.m.-8.00 p.m., ZRC SAZU, Atrium
INDIGO X Caffeine Hours 2019
Art book fair featuring local and international independent and micro-publishers, and a meeting place of designers, illustrators, photographers, artists ... and generally hanging out aroud beautiful books.
Participants: 36 Mountains (HR), 585 Zines (SI), Atelier McClane (FR), Beli Sladoled (SI), Hrvatsko dizajnersko društvo (HR), Komikaze/Ivana Armanini (HR), Knust Press (NL), Lealudvik (SI), Lagon Revue (FR), Look Back and Laugh (SI), Nevena Aleksovski (SI), Nez Pez (SI), Ravnikar Gallery (SI), Riso Paradiso (SI), Simon Kocjančič (SI), Stripburger (SI), Urška Alič (SI)
In collaboration with Look Back and Laugh

4.00 p.m.-8.00 p.m., Former fashion tailoring shop Žika, Gosposka ulica 16
Tanja Radež (SI), Dust Collectors
Mysterious composition

5.00 p.m., City Museum of Ljubljana, Bend
Allstars Arhiv
Presentation of the publication & exhibition opening
In collaboration with 7th Independent Biennial

6.00 p.m., City Museum of Ljubljana
JODI DEAN (US)
A Comrade for the Anthropocene
A lecture by the renowned American political theorist & talk with Dražen Dragojević

7.00 p.m., Marko Golub (Hrvatsko dizajnersko društvo)
A lecture by the renowned Croatian art critic, editor and curator

8.00 p.m., City Museum of Ljubljana, Museum courtyard
Nobody Cares Collective
Vid Jamnik (vibraphone), Jure Pukl (saxophones), Luka Benčič (bass), Howard Curtis (drums)

9.00 p.m., Match Gallery
Rush to Relax
Bedroom punk Damjan Manevski will premiere his new album (cassette-only release on Look Back and Laugh).

Friday 13. 9. 2019

10.00 a.m.-3.00 p.m., City Museum of Ljubljana
A question of visual style in data visualization
A workshop with Juuso Koponen
In collaboration with 7th Independent Biennial

3.00 p.m.-7.00 p.m., Trg francoske revolucije
RogLab: "Smart" T-shirt workshop

3.00 p.m.-7.00 p.m., Trg francoske revolucije
Library under the Treetops

3.00 p.m.-8.00 p.m., ZRC SAZU, Atrium
Art book fair featuring local and international independent and micro-publishers, and a meeting place of designers, illustrators, photographers, artists ... and generally hanging out aroud beautiful books.
Participants: 36 Mountains (HR), 585 Zines (SI), Atelier McClane (FR), Beli Sladoled (SI), Hrvatsko dizajnersko društvo (HR), Komikaze/Ivana Armanini (HR), Knust Press (NL), Lealudvik (SI), Lagon Revue (FR), Look Back and Laugh (SI), Nevena Aleksovski (SI), Nez Pez (SI), Ravnikar Gallery (SI), Riso Paradiso (SI), Simon Kocjančič (SI), Stripburger (SI), Urška Alič (SI)
In collaboration with Look Back and Laugh
4.00 p.m.-8.00 p.m., Former fashion tailoring shop Žika, Gosposka ulica 16
Tanja Radež (SI), Dust Collectors
Mysterious composition

4.30. p.m., City Museum of Ljubljana
7th Independent Biennial
Juuso Koponen, closing lecture

6.00 p.m., City Museum of Ljubljana
Metahaven (NL)
Lecture by the research and design collective, whose practice spans art, filmmaking, and design to provoke new imaginaries that are equally bound to aesthetics, poetics, and politics.

7.00 p.m., Mini teater Ljubljana
Édouard Louis: History of Violence
Director: Ivica Buljan
A thorough social analysis of time, desire, immigration and racism.

7.30 p.m., ZRC SAZU, Atrium
Vlado Martek (HR)
Lecture by the renowned Croatian artist whose work is based on visualising poetry.

9.00 p.m., City Museum of Ljubljana, Museum courtyard
Camilla Sparksss & OD Bongo
Two energetic, striking live shows by the Canadian-Swiss artist Camilla Sparksss and the Belgian-French duo OD Bongo.