Andrej Zdravič (born 2 February 1952 in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian independent filmmaker, sound and media artist. He was educated in Ljubljana, Algiers and Buffalo, receiving his BA (1975) and MA degrees (1980) in Media Studies at the State University of New York, Buffalo. He was awarded a Slovenian Prešeren Foundation Award in 1999 and received an honorary award (doctorate equivalent) for artistic achievement from University of Ljubljana in 2006.[1][2]
Zdravič is building a cinema style in which one can recognize the influences of Vertov, modern Jazz, Jonas Mekas, John Cage and Zen Buddhism. The camera, in author's hands, spontaneously reacts to the pulsating life stream... As if reality to which the camera is aimed at were "dictating" to the author the structure of the future work which is created in the process of mutual encounter‘ – Jovan Jovanovič, 1979.[3]
Zdravič lived and worked in New York City in the years 1975–80 and in San Francisco in 1980–97. He was closely associated with the San Francisco Exploratorium museum, where he headed the Video Department and developed his video installation Water Waves-Time Horizon (using a unique software-controlled 8-channel audiovisual installation format), a permanent exhibit from 1993.
Zdravič's works have been screened in over 150 one-man shows and presentations across the United States and Europe, and in retrospectives at the Anthology Film Archives (NYC), Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris), Cankar Centre / Slovenian Cinematheque (Ljubljana); in over 120 group shows and festivals, among others, in the United Arab Emirates, India, Brazil and Argentina. His works have been broadcast on ARTE, KCET/PBS Los Angeles, ZDF, RAISAT, TV Slovenia, reaching more than 3 million viewers. Zdravič represented Slovenia at Expo '98 in Lisbon and the 48th Venice Biennale in 1999.
In recent years, Zdravič's work has focussed on developing a cinematic form concentrating almost solely on audiovisual aspects of natural phenomena. He has been cited in film theory publications examining the possibility of an "ecocinematic" form.[4][5][6]
Zdravič has taught at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and San Francisco State University and has been a Visiting Filmmaker at more than 30 others, including Stanford University, Royal College of Art London, Malmö University College, University College Falmouth in Cornwall, UK and the Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana.
Zdravič is the recipient of several awards, including the Western States Media Arts Fellowship, the National Science Foundation award (United States), and the Prešeren Fund Award (Slovenia, 1999).
In recent years, Zdravič has been especially involved in a sound and multi-screen installation project known as The Forest. The first work in the project is The Forest – Time Triptych, a 3-channel film and sound installation. Zdravič was responsibile for filming, editing, sound recording and composition, and the installation concept and development. It has been a permanent exhibit at the Triglav National Park Information Centre in Dom Trenta, Slovenia since 17 September 2011.
All Films Film/Sound Producer, Writer, Director, Camera, Editing, Sound-Music Recording & Composition: Andrej Zdravi.
The Time Horizon concept developed by Zdravič is a unique software controlled 8-channel audiovisual installation format.
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