O meni / About me

Autobiografija 

Zovem se Mate Pribilović i rođen sam u Biogradu na moru 20.05.1983 godine gdje sam završio osnovno obrazovanje.                                                                                                                                                                 Tijekom pet godina djetinjstva preživljavam više pogibeljnih situcacija u imperijalno-sponzoriranom ratu započetom od strane primitivnih nacionalista. Srednju školu pohađam  na otoku Braču u mjestu Pučišća gdje se eksploatira slavni brački kamen i djeluje poznata Klesarska Škola. Nakon srednje škole dolazim živjeti kod majke u Poreč. Tu sam odradio prvo radno iskustvo radeći u klesarskoj radionici, nakon godinu dana odlučujem se preseliti u Zagreb u želji da napredujem, iskušao sam što mi se pružilo međutim nisam se uspio zadovoljiti skromnim mogućnostima. Kada se nakon nepunih godinu dana pružila prilika odlaska u Dublin nije mi trebalo puno da prihvatim i tako sam u vrlo kratkom roku otputovao za Dublin. Nakon prvotnih problema snalaženja i prilagodbe uspijevam se zaposliti u struci kao i pronaći svoj život, obrazovanje i što je najbitnije mogućnost napredovanja. Dublin je za mog boravka u trajanju od tri godine uspio ispunit više od mojih očekivanja koja su bila egzistencijalne prirode odnosno kako bi u Hrvatskoj rekli živjeti od svog rada. Odradio sam dva velika projekta restauracije na ChrisChurch Cathedral  i St. Georges Church. Povratak u Hrvatsku nije išao glatko. Uz moje inzistiranje da pokušam pronaći posao u struci sada bogatiji za zapadno iskustvo i reference nisam uspio pronaći zajednički jezik  s poslodavcima kao preduvjet za radni odnos. Vrijeme je protjecalo brzo a ja sam u međuvremenu dobio ponudu za posao iz Aberdeen-Scotland tako da sam otputovao na intervju i uspješno zadovoljio kriterije iznimnog poslodavca. Nakon  podužeg čekanja dobivam odbijenicu na aplikaciju za radnu dozvolu. U ovom periodu razočaranje je bilo prisutno te sam se odlučio uputit nazad u Dublin. Pomislio sam na olakotne okolnosti za mene u Dublinu po dolasku drugi puta međutim tada je stanje u Irskoj otišlo „Down hill“ i nitko nije odgovarao na molbe. Sada je razočaranje bilo poprilično sve dok jednog dana nisam dobio odgovor od Lady Jadranke Beresford Peirse. Lady Jadranka  prepoznala moj rad i entuzijazam te mi pomogla doči do stipendije za studiranje u Londonu na specijaliziranom „course“ pri City and Guilds London Art School. Stipendiju sam dobio od strane The Headley Trust - The Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts (SFCT) i The Worshipful Company of Masons. U roku od tjedan dana dolazim u London gdje provodim akademsku godinu studirajući-usavršavajući  ono što sam u Dublinu imao prilike susresti na projektu restauracije. Nakon velikog iskustva iz Londona slijedio je ponovni povratak doma i prenošenje znanja i vještina na kolege što je i bio uvjet za dobivanje stipendije. Dobio sam priliku raditi na pulskom Amfiteatru kao zaposlenik Hrvatskog Restauratorskog Zavoda, međutim nakon četiri mjeseca rada nije mi produžen ugovor uz obrazloženje da ne udovoljavam nivou stručnosti. Veliku ulogu u mom umjetničkom razvoju odigrao je rad u atelijeru Kamene Priče koji je ujedno potvrda dotadašnjih napora. Trenutno djelujem putem Udruge STINATO na aktualizaciji umjetničkog obrta kao kritične supstance socijalnog društva u potrazi za novim-starim vrijednostima.

Autobiography 

My name is Mate Pribilović and I was born in Biograd 20.05.1983, where I finished elementary school.     During five years of childhood I survived the imperial-sponsored war started  by primitive nationalists. I have attended High schools on the island of Brač in Pučišća where there is exploitation of the famous Brač stone and act famous stone carving school. After high school, I came to live with the mother in Poreč. I did this first experience working in a stonemason's workshop, after a year I decides to move to Zagreb in wanted to progress, I've tried hard but I was unable to meet the own capabilities. When after less than a year the opportunity of going to Dublin appeared did not take much for me to accept, and so I quickly went to Dublin. After initial problems of coping and adaptation to find work in the professional area I have set private life, education and most importantly the opportunity for investing in my self. During my stay in Dublin for three year I managed to complete more than my expectations, which were existential nature as we say in Croatia:” live of my own work”. I been involved in two major restoration project on Christchurch Cathedral and St. Georges Church. Return to Croatia did not go smoothly. While insisting to try find a job in the profession area now more experienced in Western Europe and with references I have failed to find common ground with employers as a prerequisite for employment. Time has passed quickly and I, meanwhile, got a job offer from Aberdeen-Scotland so I went to the interview and successfully met the criteria from this exceptional employer. After a long wait to get answer to the application for a work permit during this period, the disappointment was present and I decided to go back to Dublin. Thought of the easier circumstances for me in Dublin on arrival for second time but then the situation in Ireland has gone "down hill" and no one has answered the pleas. Now it's been quite a disappointment until one day I received a reply from Lady Jadranka Beresford Peirse. Lady Jadranka recognized my work and enthusiasm and helped me get to scholarships to study in London at a specialized "course" at the City and Guilds London Art School. I got a scholarship by The Headley Trust - The Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts (SFCT) and The Worshipful Company of Masons. Within a week I came to London to spend the academic year studying what I had a chance to approach in Dublin on the restoration project. After the great experience of London it was followed by the return to home and the transfer of knowledge and skills to colleagues which was a condition of receiving a scholarship. I got a chance to work on the Pula amphitheatre as an employee of the Croatian Conservation Institute, but after four months they did not extend my contract with explanation saying I do not satisfy the level of expertise. A big role in my artistic development work is played in the studio Kamene Priče, which is also a confirmation of previous efforts. We currently operate by the Association STINATO actualizing of decorative fine arts as a critical substance of Welfare Society looking for new-old discovered values.



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