The collection of artist Zlatan Dumanić : a librarianship and museological approach

Zlatan Dumanić je splitski suvremeni umjetnik samouk i pomorski kapetan koji se okušao gotovo u svim slikarskim i kiparskim formama te je autor niza multimedijalnih akcija, performansa i ručno rađenih unikatnih knjiga. Sudjelovao je na većem broju skupnih i samostalnih izložbi te predstavljao Hrvatsku na 51. venecijanskom bijenalu. Nakon smrti, njegovu zbirku kupuje privatni kolekcionar i Dumanićev bliski prijatelj koji inzinstira na inventarizaciji građe unutar zbirke. Po primitku je pobrojano i popisano 1208 jedinica građe zatečenih u stanu umjetnika, a zatim su novo grupirani predmeti opisani na razini zbirke. U radu je sadržajno opisano nekoliko primjera specifične građe unutar zbirke, s aspekta knjižničarstva i muzeologije, s ciljem uvida u sadržaj zbirke poradi jednostavnije pretrage i bolje preglednosti. Za potrebe opisa dijela zbirke, kao orijentir je poslužio katalog izložbe „Rodrigina 2“, održana 2008. godine u Galeriji umjetnina u Dubrovniku. U teorijskom dijelu rada iznesene su definicije zbirke od strane struke te načini izgradnje zbirki u knjižnicama i muzejima. Povrh toga, jedno poglavlje posvećeno je kolekcionarima i bibliofilima jer je ova zbirka plod sabiranja suvremene umjetnosti. U zaključnom dijelu rada izneseni su planovi za budućnost zbirke te je istaknuta važnost sabiranja suvremene umjetnosti. Ovaj rad, u svojoj suštini, razmatra zbirke, kao središnji fokus knjižnica, muzeja i privatnih kolekcija te ističe dokumentarnu važnosti opisa na razini zbirke radi evidencije, zaštite i očuvanja informacija o zbirci.Zlatan Dumanić was a contemporary artist and naval captain from Split, who tried his hand at all forms of art and sculpture. He was the author of a series of multimedia actions, performances and unique hand-made books, and participated in a number of group as well as solo exhibitions, and represented Croatia at the 51st Venice Biennale. After his death, his collection was bought by a private collector and close friend who instigated the inventory of the items in the collection. All 1208 items found in the artist's apartment were listed and described in the collection level description. This thesis describes a few examples of specific items within the collection, including items from the aspect of librarianship and museology with the aim of inspecting the content of the collection for easier searches and transparency. For the purpose of describing a part of the collection, the exhibition catalog "Rodrigina 2", held in 2008. was used for orientation, in the Gallery of Art in Dubrovnik. The theoretical part of the paper presents the definitions of collections by the profession and ways of building collections in libraries and museums, Furthermore, one chapter is dedicated to collectors and bibliographies because this collection is the result of a collection of contemporary art. In the final part of the thesis, plans are presented for the future of the collection and the importance of collecting contemporary art. This graduate thesis, in its essence, considers collections as the central focus of libraries, museums and private collections, and highlights the documentary importance of the collection level descriptions for recording, protecting and preserving collection information