36th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts | Ljubljana, Slovenia

SAHA supports 36.Ljubljana Biennale within the scope of CANAN’s new project titled Kıymet-i Zatiyye between 6 June – 12 October 2025. Curated by Chus Martinez, The Oracle: On Fantasy and Freedom explores the power of imagination to renew our faith in freedom and solidarity.

Main exhibition venues: MGLC Grad Tivoli, MGLC Švicarija, MGLC Plečnik Auditorium, Museum of Modern Art (Moderna galerija), City Art Gallery Ljubljana (Mestna galerija Ljubljana), Jakopič Promenade.

“CANAN welcomes us into the four rooms, each representing a specific aspect of establishing one’s self-worth.CANAN welcomes us into the four rooms, each representing a specific aspect of establishing one’s self-worth. The first room is dedicated to privacy and personal boundaries, recognising that everyone is entitled to their physical and mental space and to not have that space breached (including by the pressure of societal expectations) unless invited. The room is filled with personal items, mementos indicating the particularities of inner worlds every one of us keeps to themselves. The second room is dedicated to compassion. We enter it as if entering a mystical garden, inviting us to reflect on extending compassion to ourselves as well as coexisting with others, attempting to understand their own inner worlds, trials and tribulations that are often unknown. The third room is dedicated to mercy, and it features a colourful textile work, reminiscent of Christian and Islamic imagery. The fourth and final room is dedicated to value – self-worth, with the affirmative phrase “I value myself” repeating as a mantra, centring on the weight self-worth carries in our daily lives as well as in society.”

CANAN (1970, İstanbul) works and lives in İstanbul. Graduated from the Painting Department of Marmara University. Her artwork adresses gender stereotypes, sexuality,and politics.She utilizes a variety of mediums in her practice,including craft and digital technics.CANAN is a self-declared feminist-activist artist who rejects any conformity to artistic categories.The material-visual cosmos she creates through her practice consists of forms and mediums and ranging from digital and traditional techniques to craftwork.

About the Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts

The Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts will celebrate its 70th anniversary in 2025 and is one of the oldest biennials in the world. Since its beginning in 1955, the Biennale has showcased the works of around 9,000 artists from 122 countries.Throughout its history, it positioned Ljubljana and Slovenian art into a global context and helped shape the international discourse in the field of printmaking and contemporary art.