80 years free
Exhibition catalogue
The exhibition catalogue of posters designed by students of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering at the University of Ljubljana offers an insight into diverse interpretations of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War and is connected, both in content and in form, with the exhibition1495 Days Ljubljana During World War II. The graphic statements, created during the academic years 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 as part of the course Visual Analysis of Graphic Products 2, build a bridge between the past and the present, with a view to a free future.
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Artistic statements in the form of posters interpret war and peace while commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The voices of the young creators are not constrained, though perhaps seemingly framed within a rectangular format, and they establish a dialogue between recent history and contemporary times. Through a variety of media expressions — ranging from typographic solutions, digitally created drawings and illustrations, photography and photomontage, to traditional collages and those produced using contemporary 3D graphic software — the works draw upon the legacy of key figures in Slovenian graphic design.
The graphic solutions, or statements, are complemented by slogans that further develop their semantic visual expression. Among them are: “A World That Promised Peace”, “Aged, Yet Once Again Burning in the Flames of Conflict”, “Inflated in Peace”, “The Wire Has Fallen”, “Floating on the Wings of Freedom for 80 Years”, and “For 80 Years We Have Gazed at a Peaceful Sky”. Through these captions, the graphic concepts are presented to viewers without moralising — perhaps as a warning that, despite an apparent peace, the rumble of weapons can still be heard in our own space.
Edited by: Boris Beja
Text author: Boris Beja
Foreword by: Dr Blaž Vurnik
Design and layout: Živa Juvančič
Language editing: Katja Paladin
Project coordination: Boris Beja and Dr Tanja Medved
Printing: Fitolito Dolenc, d.o.o.
Print run: 200
March 2026
The publication was issued on the occasion of the exhibition 80 Years of Freedom (6 March 2026–19 April 2026), which accompanied the exhibition 1495 Days: Ljubljana during World War II at the Ljubljana City Museum.
Exhibition colophon:
Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Department of Textiles, Graphics and Design, Chair of Information and Graphic Technology
Authors of the exhibition project: Dr Blaž Vurnik, Boris Beja, and Dr Tanja Medved
Mentors of the exhibited projects: Assist. Prof. Boris Beja and Assist. Dr Tanja Medved
Exhibitors: Alen Fuks, Tinkara Stanonik, Manca Baša, Rok Javornik, Marika Gönc, Katja Tratnjek, Sašo Jakob, Kaja Dolgov, Taja Gorišek, Eli Kniewald, Naja Ražem, Brita Mandelj, Jana Kusovac, Jure Jelenc, Žan Kranjčević, Urška Mori, Jure Tratar, Miša Marguč Jensterle, Sara Teršar, Živa Juvančič, Nika Vidic, Maša Podvez, Teja Medvešček, Zala Bratina, Kristina Đukić, Lea Lavrenčič, Delfina Fileva, Tina Taler, Lucija Brina Arvaj, Žiga Gojević, Brankica Mikić, Žan Marcel Stermecki, Lea Kočevar, Laura Zalar, Lovro Frece, Nik Valenta, Eva Gašperič, Katarina Gašperič
Exhibition setup: Boris Beja, Dr Tanja Medved, Živa Juvančič, Alen Fuks
Design: Živa Juvančič, Alen Fuks, under the mentorship of Assist. Dr Tanja Medved
Acknowledgements: UL Development Fund (HUD sklad UL), Assist. Prof. Dr Klara Kostanjšek, Mercis, d.o.o.; Print Point Printing House; Anton Beja; Assist. Alenka More; Student Council of NTF; Student Organization Združeni