Lucija Rosc:
Speed Limit 30

The Speed Limit 30 exhibition presents Birthday Maypoles (2015–), an ongoing, decade-long photography project in which the artist Lucija Rosc has been systematically documenting a phenomenon that at first sight seems marginal, even banal, but on closer inspection emerges as a complex social and spatial phenomenon in present-day Slovenia. Decorated spruce trees, banners, and improvised sculptures placed outside houses, along roads, or in the middle of towns as temporary interventions are a means of publicly announcing a personal celebration of a community member. The exhibition raises questions about how personal holidays interact with the public space and how contemporary rituals spontaneously take shape outside institutional frameworks.

In her practice, visual artist Lucija Rosc (1995) combines a research-based approach with a playful interpretation, deriving inspiration from childhood memories, family archives, and the environment she grew up in. She has held several solo exhibitions locally and internationally, and has participated in group exhibitions across Europe and the United States. Her work has been shown at contemporary photography fairs Unseen Amsterdam and Photo Basel, as well as contemporary art fairs Viennacontemporary and Art Salon Zürich. Rosc is a recipient of the UL ALUO (Academy of Fine Arts and Design, University of Ljubljana) Prešeren Award, a nominee for the OHO Group Award, and a winner of the PhMuseum Women Photographers Grant.