We must mention a few exceptional situations which have changed the artist's view of the world. In 1995 he came across the story of extinct Tasman wolf (Thylacinus cynocephalus) for the first time, and only after two years, after enormous conceptual efforts he brought this breed of animal back to life and showed it to the public. It is interesting that his industry in reviving this extraordinary animal has found emulators in the world of genetics which attempt to bring species back to life through cloning. Artist came into contact with cloning in 1995, when he created a clone of himself which he represented superbly at exhibitions and other events (http://lois.kud-fp.si/sou/kapelica/kracinatv). In 1999, after series of conceptual approaches , the artist finally managed to interview a trout, with a scientific name Salmo trutta marmoratus. In 2000 the artist re-elaborated the last missing elements of project "The first Slovenian autochtonal fonts". The characters which have this name consist of delicate and mobile bodies of proteus (Proteus anguinus), which the artist had found in the dark underground areas of Slovenian Karst. (http://www.tol.sik.si/d.k/fonts.htm).
Among his pioneering efforts is also the transformation of a gallery in a ZOO, imposing quarantine for the animals from non-EU countries in one of European Community gallery.
(www.glu-sg.si/kracina/kracinaWG.htm).

During this last year the artist has mainly delighted in indleness and has abandoned any form of artistic activity. Working in marketing and financial management earned him good returns, seeing that he is the founder and 50% owner of successful business: "Soški Biser"(http://www.tol.sik.si/soski_biser). For further information about the artist, see web site (www.kracina.com).

contact: dkracina@mail.ljudmila.org
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