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| maintainer   = Eva Lučka Kozak
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{{Infobox
| name                = CrossCommunityCreation Institute
| localname           = Zavod CCC, zavod za medijsko umetnost in projekte družbenega raziskovanja
| street              = Trg prekomorskih brigad 1
| town                = SI-1000 Ljubljana
| telephone           = 386 (0) 1 361 8223
| website             = http://www.zavod-ccc.org/
| contacts = {{Contact
| name                = Zvonka Simčič
| role                = Director
| email             = zvonka.simcic@siol.net
}}
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The [[CrossCommunityCreation Institute]] derived from the CrossConversationCut Institute founded by [[Zvonka Simčič]] in [[established::2006]]. The CCC Institute engages in multimedia art and develops projects related to human social status, political position and gender issues. Performances, installations (digital photography), (interactive) videos, computer animation and sound projects are usually developed as a collaborative artistic project. [[Zvonka T Simčič]] often adopts a role of a performer.
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{{TeaserSlo|Zavod CCC se ukvarja z mumedijsko umetnostjo in razvija projekte, povezane z vprašanji socialnih statusov, političnih pozicij, spola, etc.}}


== Performances and installations ==

The CrossCommunityCreation Institute produced projects by [[Zvonka T Simčič]] such as the performance ''New Allegories'', the installation and performance ''Second Dynamics'', and the project ''ad utero, ab ovo'' (2007) which refers to the author's personal experience of becoming a mother by artificial insemination. The project was used as a basis for the performance ''Festivity // PrazNIČnost'' by [[Zvonka T Simčič]] and [[Franc Cegnar]] presented on the exhibition ''Re-production'' in Sofia Arsenal &ndash; Musem for Contemporary Art in 2011.

The ''Silent Power / Traces'' follow-up multimedia project was presented at the [[Tobačna 001 Cultural Centre]] in 2013.

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=== Sound projects ===

Sound plays an important part in the productions of CCC. The CCC Institute includes the [[Uluru Ensemble]], an ethnic experimental ensemble (established in 1998) that participated in the [[City of Women International Festival of Contemporary Arts]] in 2007.

CCC also co-produces an interactive audio visual installation in an urban area ''Putting into Sound''. The project takes the form of a special concert connecting nature, visitors, and the artists [[Zvonka T Simčič]], [[Borut Savski]], [[Franc Cegnar]], [[Miha Tomšič]], [[Katarina Živec Kovač]], [[Ksenja Jus]], and others. Since 2009 ''Putting into Sound'' has been upgraded and presented every year in Lipnik Park ([[Ljubljana Castle]]) and at Zbilje Lake.

''Bride's Harp: The One Who Sings, Prays Twice'', an interactive audiovisual installation/performance based on the iconic painting ''The Bride'' by [[Gabrijel Stupica]] was created by [[Bogdana Herman]], [[Zvonka T Simčič]], [[Borut Savski]] ([[Trivia Art Association]]), [[Franc Cegnar]], [[Miha Tomšič]] and Silvana Paletti and set on [[Ljubljana Castle]] in 2013.

== Video production ==

CCC's video production also includes the ''Obsession'' (2008), ''Naked Freedom'' (2010) and ''Decoloniality'' (2011) by [[Marina Grzinić]] and [[Aina Šmid]]. The videos have been presented on many important exhibitions in Slovenia and abroad. For example, ''Naked Freedom'' conceptualises the possibility of social change under the conditions of financial capitalism and has been presented at the [[City of Women International Festival of Contemporary Arts]],[[Performa Festival]] in Kunstraum NIEDEROESTERREICH (Vienna), Calvat 22 Gallery (London), etc.

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==Background==

After her studies of painting at the [[Academy of Fine Arts and Design|Academy of Fine Arts]] in Ljubljana [[Zvonka Simčič]] has presented her opus (installations, performances, video and photography) since 1988. She has been engaged also in the experimental ethno musical ensemble Uluru since 1998. In 2001 an artistic duo [[Zvonka Simčič]] and [[Tanja Vujinović]] established Automata Institute, a production platform that produced several collaborative projects (video art, digital photography, video and sound installations, Internet multimedia installations). Some of their most important projects were ''Hardbody'' (2003) which combines various media and content; the series ''Plasma'' (2003), a perfume art project constructed from elements of fashion and glamour out of material that documents media scandals; documentary style digital photographs ''Allergies'' and others. Projects were often thematically linked with research of the human body and physicality, especially  representations of disciplined bodies (the project ''Dinamo'', for instance) and social manifestations of sexuality, as well as with the world of mass media, disclosure of ideologisation, social conventions, and the narrations of Western culture. Their works have been included in collective exhibitions such as the Euroscreen21 project, Zero Visibility, Theory Multimedia NetNoise and Web Biennial Istanbul. The opus was summarised in a monograph ''Collaborative Works'' by [[Tanja Vujinović]], [[Zvonka T Simčič]], [[Jan Kušej]], and [[Dunja Kukovec]] in 2004. 

In 2006 the platform was divided into two art production and research non-governmental institution, the CCC (CrossCommunityCreation) run by [[Zvonka Simčič]] and the [[Ultramono Institute]]) run by [[Tanja Vujinović]] in collaboration with [[Jan Kušej]].

==See also==

* [[Trivia Art Association]]
* [[Ultramono Institute]]

== External links == 

*[http://www.zavod-ccc.org CrossCommunityCreation  website]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/zsimcic?feature=watch Zvonka Simčič's YouTube Channel]
*[http://www.mgml.si/en/tobacna-001-cultural-centre/exhibitions/future-exhibitions-552/zvonka-t-simcic-silent-power-traces ''Silent Power / Traces'' exhibition on the MGML website]
*[http://www.3via.org/records/index.php?opt=item&id=36 ''New Allegories'' on the Trivia website]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I25pP4MeZLg CCC: Putting into Sound: Hybrid Garden video document]
*[http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=662668 Uluru Ensemble on soundclick]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wwqz_pn4hLw Marina Grzinić, VŠVU, Bratislava]


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