Leta 1997 sem na Trienalu slovenske umetnosti U3, v Moderni galeriji, v okviru svoje Citalnice, razlicnim ljudem postavila tri vrašanja: Prvo je bilo v tesni zvezi z vojno, ki se je na tleh bivše Jugoslavije ravno koncala in z možnimi vplivi, ki jih ima taka izkušnja na naše osebno življenje in delo, na percepcijo družbe itd. Drugo vprašanje je iskalo definicijo sedanjosti, tretje, vlogo umetnosti v sodobnem življenju.

Avgusta 2005 ponovno postavljam Citalnico na istem mestu (gre za nekakšno rekonstrukcijo v smislu "osem let kasneje"), v okviru razstave Teritoriji, identitete, mreže: slovenska umetnost 1995-2005. Razstava je sklepni del tridelnega razstavnega projekta Slovenska umetnost 1975-2005, Moderne galerije v Ljubljani.

Vsebina citalnice se tako nanaša na obdobje zadnjih desetih let in želi znotraj glavne razstave razširiti izbor umetniških del, knjig, drobnih predmetov, avdio in video materialov, izjav in osebnih pogledov na sodobni trenutek, ki vsakodnevno prehaja v preteklost in postaja del zgodovine, javne ali osebne.

S tem pismom vas vabim, da sodelujete v citalnici s svojim košckom mozaika: misel, knjigo, mali objekt, vizualni ali zvocni prispevek... s kratkim (ali dolgim) komentarjem na temo. Ali se bo ta nanašal na zadnjih deset let slovenske umetnosti ali umetnosti nasploh, na vašo osebno zgodovino in sodobnost, na družbena dogajanja, naravo..., na vaš prispevek Citalnici U3, leta 1997, v smislu osem let pozneje ali katero od vaših drugih sodelovanj v mojih projektih, prepušcam vam.

Prostorska organiziranost Citalnice:
Obiskovalec citalnice naj bi se imel možnost udobno namestiti in si vzeti cas za brskanje po njej. Soba z razgledom mu bo, kot leta 1997, nudila pogled na del širše razstave in dnevni casopis, soba s posluhom možnost poslušanja avdio prispevkov, itd. (ostale predvidene sobe: soba s spominom, dnevna soba s tv in racunalnikom, soba ogledal*...). Sobe so pravzaprav koticki s stenami, veliki vecinoma za enega obiskovalca naenkrat. Povezane so z dolgo citalniško mizo, kjer bodo knjige in mape s komentarji. Obiskovalci so vabljeni, da prav tako dodajajo svoje komentarje, citalnica je interaktivna ves cas trajanja razstave. Kot obicajno, je to komunikacijska tocka med umetniki, obiskovalci in mano.

In 1997 I set a Reading Room U3 at the Triennal of Slovene art - U3 (curator: Peter Weibel) in Moderna galerija Ljubljana. The main theme of the Reading Room were the three questions that I sent to several people: The first one was strongly related to the war that was just finished in the teritories of ex Yugoslavia and the possible inflence of such un experience on our personal life & work, on our perception of sociaty etc. The second one searched for a definition of a present/today/eternity. The third one asked what was the role of Art in our present life.

In August 2005 I am setting the Reading Room at the same place, again. It is a kind of "8 years later" reconstruction at the occasion of the last decade of 1975-2005 Slovene Art retrospectives, under the title: Territories, Identities, Networks: Slovene Art 1995-2005.
The content of my Reading Room thus relates to the last decade of our time and wants to widen the choice of art works, books, small objects, audio and video materials, commentaries and personal views to these past years and the present moment that is daily moving to the past and becoming a part of the history - public or personal.

With this letter, I am inviting you to add your piece of thought, a book, a small object, a piece of sound or video... with a short (or long) commentary to the theme. If you are one of those who participated at the Reading Room U3 in 1997, you are specially invited to give a thought to "8 years later" aspect. (note: the Reading Room itself is already in a context of Slovene art - your commentaries are a part of wider context, you don't need to relate to Slovene art!)

Space organization of the Reading Room: The visitor should be able to take a comfortable rest, there, and to browse the "rooms" and shelves by him/herself. The Room with a View shall, as in 1997, offer her/him a private corner with a daily newspaper and a view to a part of the wider exhibition. The Room with an Ear contains sound pieces, the Living Room film/video materials and computer access. (Other rooms: A Room of Mirrors, a Room of Archives, a Room with Memory) The rooms are actually small cca 1,5 m2 corners with walls - mostly for one visitor at a time. The rooms are connected by a long table board where there will be book shelves, files with commentaries etc. The visitors are invited to add their pieces and commentaries, so the Reading Room is interactive all the time during the exhibition. As ussually, it is a communication spot between artists, visitors and me.