Anja Jelovšek is a conceptual artist born and based in Slovenia, she graduated the academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana in 2014. She creates work in sculpture drawing and installation .
In these two works pictured she explores the topic of time and work in its most basic understanding, whilst also discussing a human relationship to these concepts. In “eight hours of work “(2018) she creates a series of eight drawings each representing an hour of work; using pencil to draw systematically, resulting in a paper completely covered by continuous orderly lines. at first glance they don’t look too dissimilar however after close inspection you discover how varied the lines and paper coverage. No matter how meticulous the artist was with these disciplined and Time controlled drawings none of them were the same; i like how this reflects the human relationship with work by showing and incompatibility with a methodical standardised process. Similarly in “Jolly Neonorange” (2018) the ork shows using up time in a way that becomes tangible, with one coloured pencil the artist uses it to completion.

i like the way the artist presents the passing of time within slow manual work. The viewer can see the areas that the artist gives up or slows down. The contrast between the regulated materials and the variation in the work recalls the experience of an individual enduring increasingly intensifying work.

This has influenced me to explore repetitive work and how that effects a person. I can imagine works similar to this but perhaps exploring something never ending; a pointless task that is only there to consume time. It could maybe be used as a way of slowing down by doing physical work or maybe used used to represent a defiance of productivity.