“Never Sitting Still”

Živa Drvarič (Ljubljana, 1988)

EMERGE Project Space. Via Tiburtina, 75. Pescara, Italy.

Date: June 25, 2026 – September 6, 2026

Text: Maurizio Vicerè

Photography: Pierluigi Fabrizio, Giorgio Liddo. Courtesy EMERGE Project Space, PARALLEL comunicazione visiva.

Živa Drvarič: Against Headache

For a Physiology of Vision

Maurizio Vicerè

It is well known that the landscapes of the Scottish Highlands, stretching beyond Edinburgh, exert a soothing effect on the mind, even alleviating mild migraines. More than the empirical observation itself, what is of interest here is the perceptual quality of these places: diffused and constantly filtered light, hazy skies, green hills almost entirely free of visual interference, and a persistent atmospheric mistiness. This remarkable balance of conditions seems to suspend visual effort and, with it, to induce a temporary quieting of the nervous system: the heart rate slows, breathing deepens, and attention is reconfigured. However anecdotal…