EVERYDAY ART, THE ART OF THE EVERYDAY
One year performance / 365 cards, 2005-2006
In this one-year project with a predetermined timeframe (3 January 2005 – 3 January 2006), the artist meticulously, often obsessively, described what happened on each day of the year and what her thoughts on it were. She illustrated different situations in her life (e.g., preparing an exhibition, looking for a job, recovering from a surgery, travelling), noted her mundane rituals (e.g., eating, sleeping, watching TV), and discussed current topics (e.g., the Macedonian art scene, the war against terror, the visa regime).
Often humorous and (self-)critical, these texts not only observed and analysed the environment we live in, but also present a self-reflection that everyone could identify with.
The everyday methodical and mechanical “making of art” was also a form of research into the relationship between art and everyday life, raising two key questions: can the creation of art be a routine, disciplinary everyday activity, and is everyday life a continuous art performance?
The work also put the artist’s endurance and self-discipline to the test through the course of a crucial year in her life – after graduating, moving back to Macedonia, and deciding whether or not to pursue a career as an artist.
The final products of this project are 365 unique cards, each including text and a photograph (taken or found by the artist), one for each day of the year. On 22 September 2006, the cards were handed out to audience members at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopje.



