Stuntman on fire, a photograph from New Realness exhibition by Igor Ilic, Croatia 1/5 - Limited Edition of 5 Photograph

Born in Zagreb in 1988. A cinematography graduate, llić obtained an MA in photography from the Academy of Performing Arts in Zagreb. In 2013. he held his first one-man exhibition, Open, within the scope of the First Shot Series, the proto—exhibition programme of the Lotrščak Tower of the Klovićevi dvori Gallery in Zagreb and at the Waldinger Gallery in Osijek. That same year he showcased his Millennials Series at the SC Gallery in Zagreb, as well as at the Lang Gallery in Samobor, Croatia. This series has been shortlisted for the 2014 Rovinj Photodays Festival, whose main selector was Tod Papageorge. Within the scope of the Festival, the series was included in the group exhibition held both in the Tobacco Factory Gallery in Rovinj and the Museum of Arts and Crafts in Zagreb. In 2014. the project represented Croatia at the NEU/NOW Festival, and earned the artist a nomination for the ESSL ART AWARD CEE 2015, presented with the aim of fostering young art from Central and South-eastern Europe, and a nomination for the TH-T Award, both exhibited at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb. In 2016 llić held his third one-man show, New Realness, at the Kranjčar Gallery in Zagreb, Croatia and at Small Gallery, Cankarjev dom in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The series garnered a nomination for the ERSTE Fragmenti Award. In 2020. he held his forth solo show Truth Rocks, series is featured (alongside with Millennials and New Realness) in a monography published by Organ Vida International Photography Organisation called Fake It Until You Make It by Igor Ilić. He has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions dedicated to presenting an overview of contemporary Croatian photography. His works are part of collections at Museum of Arts and Crafts, Zagreb, Croatia and Zagreb City Museum. Apart from visual arts he also engages in cinematography and music. Igor Ilić is based in Zagreb, Croatia.