Photodistorzija: A multimedia exhibition that anticipated contemporary visual practices
The 2003 author project combined photography, performance and installation, questioning perception and illusion in the digital age.
Photodistorzija is one of Katja Restović’s key early multimedia projects, created at a moment when digital manipulation was not yet standard in visual art. The exhibition merges performative elements, experimental lens work and research into subjective perception, resulting in photographs that exist on the boundary between the real and the illusory.
The project stood out for its innovative approach and interdisciplinary blend of media, later influencing artists who began exploring identity fluidity through photography and installation. Photodistorzija remains one of the foundations of her multimedia oeuvre.
Caption for photo: Katja Restović, Darko Glavan (1951–2009) and Ketrin Milićević Mijošek at the opening of the 3rd Photodistorzija in 2007.
From 2003 to 2017, Katja Restović was head of music and stage programs, where she conceived projects such as Photodistorzija, the Zlatni zub Comedy Festival and the Christmas Gospel Concert, and she founded and led the Mrki teatar drama workshop of Kazalište Poreč.
Ketrin Milićević Mijošek was head of the Visual Arts Department from 2005 to 2009, and is currently director of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Istria.
