Jeremy Faro | Lucija Klarić | Kamov Residency

Jeremy Faro

Dr. Jeremy Faro (1974) is an American writer and translator. He was born in Massachusetts, and has lived previously in the United Kingdom and Slovenia. He holds a degree in English and American Literature and Language from Harvard, as well as a Master’s in European Studies and a Ph.D. in International Studies from the University of Cambridge in England. In 2003-2004, he was a Fulbright Scholar living in Ljubljana, where he studied the Slovene language and conducted research for his doctoral thesis, EU regional policy and contemporary borderland integration between Italy, Slovenia, and Austria. He now lives in Cambridge Massachusetts, with his husband and their dog.

01.-31.03.2016.

His first writing residency was in September 2014 at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont. In May 2015, Nuoren Voiman Liitto offered him a residency at Villa Sarkia in Sysmä, Finland, where he completed the manuscript of his first novel. While in Rijeka, he will be at work on a second novel, set on the East Coast of the United States in an alternative present. He will also begin researching a short story and essay on the city of Rijeka. He writes, ‘Though I have people in my novels—and though their lives, their tales, and their humor make up most of my work—were anyone to ask, I’d say I actually write about landscape. Environment for me is destiny.’

When he is not working on his fiction, he writes and translates poetry, and also has a career naming companies and products. His most recent publication, ‘Mačkamama,’ is released this month in Microchondria III.

Museum of modern and contemporary art

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Museum for Modern and Contemporary Art, Rijeka (HR) - MMSU

MMSU in Rijeka founded in 1948, in its long tradition offers a committed support to innovative ways of approaching, producing and presenting art. From its very beginning the Museum has been building reputation of one of the most prominent visual art institutions in Croatia, entrusted with presentation of Croatian artists at prestigious international art events such as: Venice Biennial 1962, 1997, 2007, 2010, Sao Paolo Biennial 1967, 2004 etc. 

The Museum rounds its programming around visual art education, parallel to different modes of exhibition concepts that address new discursive possibilities and transform it into a place of inspiration, idea exchange and active participation. Under the motto openness, creativity & engagement, together with artistic, cultural and community organizations, Museum furthers visual arts research, collaboration and exchange within the region and internationally, while aspiring to reach increasingly diverse audiences and to work in a close relationship with the community.

Museum’s collection offers a diverse range of artistic visions with over 8,000 artworks dated from the end of the 19^th century to the present day. From 2017 Museum is located at new address, Krešimirova 26c, in ex-industrial complex Rikard Benčić. Since then, some important exhibitions were organized at MMSU in the framework of the pre-program and program of Rijeka 2020 - European Capital of Culture, i.e. Tomislav Gotovac: Crisis Anticipator - Don't Ask Where We're Going (2017), Vlado Martek: Exhibition with Many Titles and Goran Petercol: Don't Worry About Poetics, They Will Arrive on Their Own in 2019 and David Maljković: With the Collection in 2020..