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Tin Ujević – Are We Only the Best When We’re Gone?

Studio Sonda

Tin Ujević – Are We Only the Best When We’re Gone?

Graphic design
Exhibition
location

*Studio Orson Welles

WORKING HOURS

WED 6–9PM
THU–FRI 2–9PM
SAT–SUN 11AM–9PM
*garden 2AM

TUE 6–9PM
WED–FRI 2–9PM
SAT–SUN 11AM–9PM

*garden 12PM

location

*Studio Orson Welles

Studio Orson Welles

Jadran film
Studio Orson Welles
Ul. Rudolfa Kolaka 12
10000 Zagreb

WORKING HOURS

TUE 6–9PM
WED–FRI 2–9PM
SAT–SUN 11AM–9PM

*garden 12PM

WED 6–9PM
THU–FRI 2–9PM
SAT–SUN 11AM–9PM
*garden 2AM

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Project

Created for the European Design Festival 2024 exhibition in Naples, this project responds to the theme Cult of Death by shifting the focus from death itself to how society treats living artists. At its center is Tin Ujević – one of the most significant Croatian poets of the 20th century, whose modernist voice helped shape the region’s literary identity. During his lifetime, he often lived on the margins, only to be widely honored after his death. His quote, “While I’m alive, you won’t give me a place to live, but when I die, you’ll give me a whole street,” becomes the visual and conceptual foundation of the poster. The work expands through a digital layer: a QR code leads to a website featuring a map of Croatia showing every street named after Ujević. The site also includes his poem A Note on the Threshold (in translation) and an essay by writer Marko Pogačar, exploring the cultural phenomenon of posthumous recognition and the need to value artists while they are still with us.

Author

Studio Sonda is an internationally recognized and award-winning creative studio based in Vižinada, Istria. Believing in the power of creativity in all areas of activity and in the creative potential of every individual, Studio Sonda, through guided processes together with colleagues, the community, and business partners/clients, creates globally relevant brands, products, projects, and programs in an inspiring, authentic environment. These achieve real market success, but above all, connect and contribute to building a better society.

Year 2024
Client AIAP

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