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The performer

by Jerzy Grotowski

The performer with a capital P is a person of action. He is not someone who plays someone else. He is an agent, a priest, a warrior: he stands outside aesthetic genres.

The ritual is a performance, a completed action, an act. The degenerate ritual is a show.

I am not trying to discover something new, but something forgotten, something so old that all distinctions between aesthetic genres are no longer useful.

The performer is a state of being. A knower, of whom we can speak with reference to Castaneda's novels, provided we have a sense of romanticism.

I prefer to think of Pierre de Combos, or even of that Don Juan described by Nietzsche: a rebel for whom knowledge is a duty; even if others do not condemn him, he feels like a changeling, an outsider.

In Indian tradition, they speak of the Vratias (the rebel hordes). He resists simply by seeking understanding.

He can only understand after he does it. Knowledge is a matter of doing.

Career

Miroslav Blažanović (Artist Name: Miroslav Shine)

Birthplace: Zagreb, Croatia, Former Yugoslavia
Nationality: Croatian / Swiss Resident
Occupation: Artist for Performance, Installation, Digital Art and Multimedia Design

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Education and Artistic Training

 

1977 – 1986: Primary School, Zagreb (Croatia)
From a young age, Miroslav Shine developed a strong interest in music and the performing arts:

  • 6 years of vocal training (solo and choral singing), with a focus on liturgical church chants

  • 3 years of mandolin lessons

  • 3 years of traditional Croatian folk dance lessons

  • 4 years of drama lessons

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First Public Appearances:


Participation in numerous school performances, competitions, and concerts in Croatia and other parts of the former Yugoslavia. Regular solo and choral performances in church.

 

Artistic Development and Studies

1995 – 1997: Zurich, Switzerland
 

Self-study in the fields of painting, spatial design, and first experimental spatial installations. Beginning of the exploration of spatial art and its effect.

 

1998 – 2001: F+F School for Art and Media Design, Zurich
 

Studies in Fine Arts with a focus on Performance, Installation, and Multimedia:

  • Performance lessons with Boris Nieslony (4 years)

  • Performance and Multimedia with Mike Hentz, focusing on stage installation, scenography, video installations, and graphic design (4 years)

  • Art History with Gerhard Johann Lischka (4 years)

 

Diploma Thesis 2001:
"Acoustic Images" – a performance and multimedia installation that combined sound and visual elements.

 

International Projects and Practice

1999 – 2000: India – Cultural and Artistic Research Trip

  • 4-month study trip focusing on traditional Indian dance forms

  • Visiting the School of Kathakali in Thrissur (Kerala)

  • Research on ritual TransDance forms such as Mudiyettu and Chhau Dance

 

 

1999: Romamachine – international art project led by Mike Hentz
Participation as a performer and installation artist in events in Warsaw (Poland), Frauenfeld, Neuchâtel and Zurich (Switzerland).

 

2000: hEXPO Festival, Slovenia
Participation in the International Festival of Self Organising Cultural Forms as an assistant and performer with Mike Hentz.

  • Performances in Koper, Maribor, and Ljubljana

  • Presentation of sound and video installations with internet streaming

 

2002 – 2004: SAE Institute Zurich
Postgraduate studies in video editing and film production. In-depth study of digital media and audiovisual design.

Pedagogical and Organizational Activities

 

2004 – 2006: State Academy of Fine Arts, Stuttgart

  • Internship in the field of intermedial design with a focus on stage design, lighting, and sound technology

  • Assistant to Prof. Mike Hentz

  • Supervision of students in art-oriented projects

  • Revision of the video archive for the academy's 20th-anniversary celebration

  • Co-organization of a German-Croatian cultural exchange project in Poreč (Croatia)

 

 

Artistic Works & Studio Practice

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2006: FILharmonie Filderstadt, Germany

  • Design of a digital stage set for the children's ballet "Petrushka" by Igor Stravinsky

  • Collaboration with the Musikhochschule Stuttgart and the Stenzl brothers (piano)

 

2010 – 2015: Foundation and Management of the Gallery printAs.ch, Zurich

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  • Digital art print production, graphic work and sales via own internet shop

  • Development of exclusive mounting techniques ("Silver Line" and "Gold Line")

  • Organization of exhibitions for own and foreign works

 

 

Since 2015 - Freelancer in the field of graphic and media design 

 

 

Artistic Profile

Miroslav Shine is an interdisciplinary artist with a strong focus on performance, spatial installation, and digital art. His work operates at the intersection of sound, movement, visual design, and intercultural reflection.

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