{"id":13141,"date":"2025-04-15T19:59:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T19:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vagon.gallery\/?p=13141"},"modified":"2025-05-21T16:07:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T16:07:07","slug":"maja-simisic-na-putu-drevnih-maja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vagon.gallery\/en\/maja-simisic-na-putu-drevnih-maja\/","title":{"rendered":"Maja Simi\u0161i\u0107 on the path of the ancient Maya"},"content":{"rendered":"
She set off for Mexico, towards the home of the ancient Mayan and Aztec civilizations. Is there such a thing as coincidence in life? Maybe not. She is Maja, and she went to the civilization of the Mayans. The Mayans believed that everything returns, that everything repeats. She set out from the West of Europe, following the ancient footsteps to the Pyramid of the Sun, to the place where the Aztecs designed their pyramids according to the movement of the stars and the moon, tracking time. Yes, that\u2019s where our Maja headed, driven by creative energy and a bright spirit eager to explore the different. She embarked and stayed for a long time.<\/p>
Mexico is also the largest producer of tequila, and a true Mexican tequila would surely delight any of us on this journey of exploration, so we believe this trip was quite a challenge for Maja. And, if we also know that Mexico is one of the largest producers of coffee, it\u2019s no surprise why someone would stay in Mexico with a good tequila and the special aroma of real coffee.<\/p>
Ipak na\u0161a Maja Simi\u0161i\u0107 nije toliko razmi\u0161ljala o kafi i tekli, nju su zanimala beauty pravila po kojima neko bira najljep\u0161u \u017eenu i name\u0107e pravila koja bi \u017eena trebala da ispo\u0161tuje da bude najljep\u0161a na svijetu. Prastara potreba \u017eene: Ogledalce, ogledalce. Ko je naljep\u0161i na svijetu ?<\/p>
E Maja je krenula iz Holandije, iz Amsterdama da istra\u017ei Miss Universe <\/em>presti\u017eni me\u0111unarodni izbor za ljepotu a mi vjerujemo da joj je istra\u017eivanje bilo lak\u0161e uz tekilu. Ipak, moramo napomenuti da je Maja istra\u017euju\u0107i svoje korijene u Bosni i Hercegovini i ukazuju\u0107i na klasne probleme i pitaju\u0107i se mo\u017ee li Bosna da bude opet seksi kao nekad\u00a0 napravila je izlo\u017ebu Make Bosnia Sexy Again<\/em> kojom je oslobodila svoje strahove ukorijenjene stavovima o \u017eivotu \u017eene na na\u0161em prostoru. Borila se sa onim \u0161to je \u017eeni na na\u0161em prosotu nametnuto od malena i ovom izlo\u017ebom oslobodila se svojih trauma. Njena postavka Make Bosnia Sexy Again<\/em> \u00a0u Galeriji Vagon bila je predstavljena publici tokom avgusta i septembra 2023. godine.<\/p> While exploring the cities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Maja named her research \u201cMiss Diaspora,\u201d and the people she spoke to on her travels truly believed there was a \"Miss Diaspora\" competition. Then Maja realized that she had to create that beauty contest. To understand how this competition works, she headed straight to a country that has had a significant impact on the history of the \"Miss Universe\" competition, a country where their representatives have won this title several times. Mexico has a strong tradition in the \"Miss Universe\" competition, and the Mexican audience is very passionate in supporting their contestants.<\/p> \u00a0 In Mexico City, she spent two weeks following the competition, then continued her journey to Veracruz, Oaxaca, and Chiapas. Simply put, she traveled through Mexico from top to bottom. This journey led her to stay on Mexican farms, exploring life, people, and finding inspiration for her own work. This is the life of Maja Simi\u0161i\u0107, in which she truly delights.<\/p> Talking with Maja about Mexico, their lives, and the art scene, she told us that living in Mexico is incomparable to Europe. In the following text, we reveal why.<\/p> MEXICO<\/p> Govore\u0107i o razlikama Maja se prvo osvrnula na odnos mu\u0161karaca prema\u00a0 \u017eenama.<\/p> \u201cOne big difference I noticed between Mexico and Europe is how men treat women. In Mexico, men are real gentlemen. They open car doors, store doors, they are generally more considerate toward women than in Europe. They behave gentlemanly every day, not just when they go out with a girl or woman on a date or for coffee. Simply, in Mexico, there are many well-mannered men. Also, if they like you, they won\u2019t be shy; they are direct. They will immediately ask if you have a boyfriend and confess that they like you. That was something completely new for me, especially after so many years living in the Netherlands, where everyone is much colder emotionally,\u201d Maja told us.<\/p> U Meksiku je sasvim normalno da nedjeljom ljudi ponesu zvu\u010dnik i da na ulicama ple\u0161u i pjevaju.<\/p> \u201cDancing is a very important part of their lives, especially salsa, but also other Latin American dances. It was all new to me. I was surprised when I came and saw so many people dancing. I asked if it was a wedding, but the answer was no. People simply meet on the street and dance. It\u2019s really beautiful,\u201d Maja explained.<\/p> However, like any other country in the world, Mexico also has its share of problems, or as they say, the other side of the coin. On that other side is a significant class divide among people. As Maja shared with us, in Mexico, there are many wealthy people who send their children to study in America and simply have a lot of money.<\/p> \u201cOn the other hand, there are many poor people I saw on my travels, which isn\u2019t as visible in Mexico City, but in rural areas. In these rural areas, there are families with many children, but they don\u2019t have the money to send them to school, or it\u2019s not part of their culture to send them to school. And so, those children don\u2019t learn to read and write, because in the countryside, they consider it unnecessary. If you\u2019re going to work on the farm, you don\u2019t need it. What you need is to not be afraid of animals and to accept a survival style. I saw this firsthand on the farms where I volunteered,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p> Continuing to talk about her experience on the farms and in the Mexican villages, Maja said she found the countryside very relaxing.<\/p> \u201cI chose the farms because it\u2019s a way of traveling that\u2019s authentic, unlike touristy trips where you go from city to city and don\u2019t meet the people who live there or experience the culture of the city, only other tourists. That\u2019s terrible to me. I like to stay in one place for a longer period and meet the people who live there and talk to them,\u201d Maja explained.<\/p> Everything Maja does in her private life sparks inspiration for her new works, and whether she wants it or not, this inspiration simply happens. Maja is currently preparing for a residency in Iceland, which she will undertake in September, where she will explore \u2014 Working with long nails.<\/p> \"On a farm in Mexico, I learned how to milk a goat, which I would love to continue doing in Iceland as part of this art project. Generally, interactions with people who live on farms are pleasant. You learn a lot of things, such as milking cows and goats, but also a lot about plants. Their everyday life is mostly very hard. They wake up at 6 a.m., because by noon the sun is too strong to work. Then, they take a break and continue working in the evening. These work habits are something I would like to continue,\" she added.<\/p><\/a>
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