It will be in the historic Atrium from 11. March to 16. in April 2026, Tomaz Bercic's photographic exhibition entitled Masters of the word is on display.
The opening of the exhibition will take place on Wednesday, 11. in March 2026, at 18. uri.
On Thursday, 9. April, at 17. uri will be guided by the exhibition with the author.
The Masters of the word cycle is a long-term photographic project by Tomaz Bercic, dedicated to Slovenian literati of the second half of the 20th century. centuries and modern times. In black-and-white portraits of writers, poets and thinkers, the author explores the relationship between the word and the image, looking for the man behind the name on the book cover. It places portrayals in informal, intimate environments – in their homes, on the streets, in cafes or on walks-where authentic and direct images are created without studio distance.
Black and white photography highlights the face, gaze, gesture and light, and allows attention to be focused on the essence of the individual. The author does not idealize his subjects, but presents them as people with life experience, vulnerability and inner strength. The cycle acts as a visual archive of memory, a tribute to literary creation and a respectful dialogue between photography and the word. The project is also accompanied by a self-published monograph with about 45 portraits and meeting records.
Tomaz Bercic (1968, Ljubljana) is a graphic designer and artistic director at the art design agency. He has been working in photography for more than four decades, the last 25 years professionally and artistically. At the heart of his work are mainly portraits of everyday and often marginalized individuals and abandoned and degraded spaces. He has exhibited in Solo and group exhibitions and published his works in Slovenian and foreign media. He is the president of the Kamnik Photography Club and an active mentor in workshops and regional projects.
V Zgodovinskem atriju bo od 11. marca do 16. aprila 2026 na ogled fotografska razstava Tomaža Berčiča z naslovom Mojstri besede.
Odprtje razstave bo v sredo, 11. marca 2026, ob 18. uri.
V četrtek, 9. aprila, ob 17. uri pa bo potekalo vodstvo po razstavi z avtorjem.
Cikel Mojstri besede je dolgoročen fotografski projekt Tomaža Berčiča, posvečen slovenskim literatom druge polovice 20. stoletja in sodobnega časa. V črno-belih portretih pisateljev, pesnikov in mislecev avtor raziskuje odnos med besedo in podobo ter išče človeka za imenom na knjižni platnici. Portretirance umešča v neformalna, intimna okolja – v njihove domove, na ulice, v kavarne ali na sprehode – kjer nastajajo pristne in neposredne podobe brez studijske distance.
Črno-bela fotografija poudarja obraz, pogled, gesto in svetlobo ter omogoča usmerjanje pozornosti na bistvo posameznika. Avtor ne idealizira svojih subjektov, temveč jih predstavlja kot ljudi z življenjskimi izkušnjami, ranljivostjo in notranjo močjo. Cikel učinkuje kot vizualni arhiv spomina, poklon literarnemu ustvarjanju in spoštljiv dialog med fotografijo in besedo. Projekt spremlja tudi monografija v samozaložbi s približno 45 portreti in zapisi o srečanjih.
Tomaž Berčič (1968, Ljubljana) je grafični oblikovalec in umetniški vodja v agenciji Art design. S fotografijo se ukvarja več kot štiri desetletja, zadnjih 25 let profesionalno in umetniško. V središču njegovega dela so predvsem portreti vsakdanjih in pogosto marginaliziranih posameznikov ter zapuščeni in degradirani prostori. Razstavljal je na samostojnih in skupinskih razstavah ter svoja dela objavljal v slovenskih in tujih medijih. Je predsednik Fotografskega kluba Kamnik ter aktiven mentor na delavnicah in v regionalnih projektih.
