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Eyes As Big As Plates Eyes As Big As Plates

KAROLINE HJORTH & RIITTA IKONEN

 Cankarjev Dom Homebase

17.06 – 20.06.2025 in Ljubljana, Slovenia

Eyes as Big as Plates captures the poetry of age, nature, and identity. 

It is an ongoing exploration of relations across beings, challenging conventional narratives on how humans relate to their surroundings across diverse cultures and landscapes. 

The evocative portraits reframing older adults as wise figures connects us back to the natural world.

Through a combination of photography, wearable sculpture, action research and activism, the Norwegian-Finnish artist duo calls for a collective and synchronized environmental stewardship.

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Tent Tent

CHIARA CAMONI

Križanke Church

17.06 – 20.06.2025 in Ljubljana, Slovenia

Born in Piacenza, Italy, and working in the Apuan Alps of Tuscany, Chiara Camoni creates connections with people, places, and plants. Her practice engages a shifting, spontaneous group of friends, family, and others who shape the work alongside her.  In Ljubljana,  she is working with Krater, the artist collective that embraces regenerative practices and alliances to open eyes to nature and each other anew. Camoni’s installation of silks dyed with the natural pigments of local plants, invites all to immerse themselves in an environment of belonging.

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Dragon Nest Dragon Nest

CHENG TSUNG FENG

Center Rog Park

17.06 – 10.09.2025 in Ljubljana, Slovenia

Taiwanese artist, Cheng Tsung Feng,  bridges the past with the present through his deep exploration of traditional craftsmanship. Drawing inspiration from ancient cultures, his works tell stories of handmade memories, while pushing boundaries of creativity with modern techniques.  In honor of the traditions and stories of Ljubljana, Feng has created a nest for the mythical dragon–a creature both nurturing and protective, fiery and gentle. Visit the nest, sit inside, be renewed and reborn. 

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The Mirror of Peace The Mirror of Peace

RENÉE VAN BAVEL

Park Sveta Evrope

17.06 – 20.06.2025 in Ljubljana, Slovenia

Presented at the Global Hearth Summit by Draiflessen Collection, Mettingen

Berlin-based Dutch artist Renee van Bavel explores themes of peace, humanity, freedom, and democracy, encouraging viewers to engage with these ideas on a deeply personal level. Her immersive artwork, The Mirror of Peace, exemplifies this approach. As part of the Global Hearth Summit’s featured exhibitions, this piece offers viewers a life-sized reflection of themselves alongside the statement: “This is what people living in peace look like.” The work serves as a powerful reminder not to take peace for granted, urging us to make conscious efforts—every day—to uphold and cherish it.

“Through my work for various memorial sites and foundations in Germany and the Netherlands, I have met many people for whom the words war and peace have a vivid meaning. These encounters have made me very aware that I live in peace and that this should not be taken for granted. This process has ignited a fire in me to share this “peace consciousness” with the public. Not by explaining it, but by creating a form that enables people to experience it for themselves. That is THE MIRROR OF PEACE.”

– Renee van Bavel

Renee van Bavel and the Draiflessen Collection are delighted to present this engaging and thought-provoking work as part of the Global Hearth Summit’s International Arts Program.

Photograph by Marta Busso