About exhibition
The exhibition Method to Madness by a Serbian-Canadian artist Vesna Perunović is rooted in an artistic methodology of recording, repetition, accumulation, fragmentation, and integration—processes traditionally associated with domestic labor. Through these methods, the artist reflects on the contemporary political and social moment, creating a space for dialogue regarding transparency, communication, and boundaries.
Utilizing diverse media—including installation, drawing, artist books, video, and photography—Perunović places the gesture at the central focus of her creative process. The exhibition offers a contemplative alternative to today’s chaotic reality, touching upon themes of isolation, vulnerability, division, human rights, and belonging. Vesna Perunović’s practice consistently builds a poetic tension between creation and destruction, darkness and light, and beauty and fragility—a duality that is further deepened in this cycle, emphasizing the relationship between the private and the political, the personal and the universal.
Through carefully constructed forms, the artist transforms the everyday into the monumental, suggesting that the potential for resilience, healing, and collective transformation lies precisely within the processes of unmaking and remaking.
The exhibition is curated by Mirjana Dušić and Ljuba Jovićević, with exhibition design by Isidora M. Nikolić. The catalogue essay is authored by Leonida Kovač.
About the Artist
Vesna Perunović (1960) earned her BFA and MFA from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade in 1987 and has lived and worked in Toronto since 1988.
The work of Vesna Perunović arises from a deeply personal and transnational context, shaped by her experience of migrating from the former Yugoslavia to Canada. Her practice reflects the complexities of diasporic identity and the search for belonging within shifting political, cultural, and emotional landscapes. Drawing from her background in performance, installation, and socially engaged art, she builds conceptual and material bridges between cultures, highlighting permeability, mobility, and human connection.
In her work, Perunović contemplates the tensions between freedom and restriction, intimacy and displacement—experiences shared by all those who navigate multiple homelands—opening a space for dialogue and empathy.
Operating between Canada and Europe, the artist realizes complex, large-scale projects, often tied to specific locations and contexts. This approach involves constant adaptation, recontextualization, and the re-performance of works, further emphasizing their process-oriented and open-ended nature.
Her multidisciplinary practice encompasses performance, installation, drawing, video, and textiles. Her work has been featured in numerous exhibitions and international biennials across Europe, North and South America, and Asia, and is included in major museum and public collections.
