As part of the SintArt cycle, the solo exhibition Mise en abyme by artist Sara Salamon will open on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at 12 pm at the Vjenceslav Richter and Nada Kareš Richter Collection. Starting from the idea of space as a system that “performs itself”, in collaboration with the artist Hrvoje Spudić, Salamon develops a series of spatial interventions that destabilize the possibility of orientation within space and the perception of space itself. The exhibition emerges through a dialogue with the theoretical and artistic legacy of Vjenceslav Richter, particularly his reflections on space, line, Sinturbanism, and Heliopolis, translating them into a contemporary context marked by a crisis of trust in images, information, and the sense of reality.

The exhibition title Mise en abyme is borrowed from a term referring to the structure of an image within an image, a scene within a scene, suggesting a space that constantly reflects itself, but through displacement, deviation, and rupture. Through three interconnected interventions, the space of the Collection gradually loses its stability and calls into question the way we construct our relationship to reality today, as well as how (un)grounded our notions of stability truly are.

The exhibition is organized within the SintArt project, a cycle of occasional exhibitions held as part of the Collection's exhibition activities. The former studio space of the architect and artist Vjenceslav Richter, located on the ground floor of his private house, was converted into an exhibition space in the early 2000s with the aim of presenting artworks from the donation, as well as new artistic research by emerging and mid-career contemporary artists. The SintArt project originated from Richter’s idea and proposal that the Collection should exist as an active place open to research and experimentation, as well as a space for cultural programs that foster dialogue not only with artists, but also with the local community.

Author: Sara Salamon

Curators: Morana Matković, Ana Škegro

Exhibition set up: Hrvoje Spudić

Technical support: Jakov Habjan, Hrvoje Spudić

Architectural drawing: Mirna Udovčić

Organization: Morana Matković, Ana Škegro

Graphic design: Martin Peranović

Restoration of artworks: Leda Grabičanin

Technical set up: Jakov Habjan, Tomislav Prinčić, Hrvoje Spudić

Exhibition guides: Roko Čerina, Tin Marušić

Special thanks: Lara Badurina, Miodrag Gladović

The program is realized with the financial support of the City of Zagreb and the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media.