M A I N I N T E R E S T S / R E S E A R C H A R E A S
The aesthetics of atmospheres
空 KŪ - ‘the philosophy of emptiness’
Japanese aesthetic concepts: 間 MA / Yohaku no Bi / Hikizan no Bigaku and Shitsurai / Yūgen / Yoin
Language, absence and silence (informed by work of Maurice Blanchot)
Noh (能, Nō) theatre
Dérive as artistic practice (suprematism and psychogeography)
P U B L I C A T I O N S
Vojnovic, A. (2025). Interior landscape in broken ink. [Master’s thesis,
Simon Fraser University]. Summit Research Repository.
Vojnovic, A. (2024). Nowhere in memoriam. SFU Educational Review, 16(1).
Vojnovic, A. (2022). MA - withIn. BookLeaf Publishing.
Vojnovic, A. (2013). Place. Journal of Childhood Studies, 38(2).
A R T I S T I N R E S I D E N C E
Poetic and aesthetic dimension of form and emptiness. (forthcoming - March 2026). YellowHouse art centre, Galiano Island
Utroba: internal landscape and the bodily memory. (2025). YellowHouse art centre, Galiano Island
Felting. (2012 - ). West Point Grey Academy, Vancouver SD
Encounters with places: dwellings. (2015). Windsor Elementary, Burnaby (funded by ArtStarts)
Negotiating bodies and materials. (2014-2015). Brentwood Elementary, Burnaby (funded by ArtStarts)
E X H I B I T I O N S
Nowhere in memoriam. (forthcoming - March 2026). solo show. YellowHouse art centre, Galiano island
Utroba: internal landscape and the bodily memory. (2025). solo show. YellowHouse art centre, Galiano island
Performative geometry : grids and geometric abstraction. (2021). solo show. CSA space, Vancouver
Walls are not walls. (2019). solo show. Massy gallery, Vancouver
Encounters with places: dwellings. (2014-2015). group show. ArtStarts gallery, Vancouver
P E D A G O G I C A L P R A C T I C E
As an educator, my primary focus is to critically engage and research on the spatial design of educational spaces, specifically on the functionality and conventions of educational spaces for young children. I examine both concrete and abstract aspects of generic interior-spatial design and co-designed atmospheres in this context: physical flow and circumstantial constraints or opportunities; positive and negative spaces, ambient emotional cues, linguistics of objects and interior elements: textures, colours, light and sound (acoustics, ‘noise’). What emerges from this approach is an holistic understanding of a living-learning environment and spatial atmospheres - characterized by the interdependence of a physical space, people, materials, psychological impact and overall (sensorial) experience.
R E S E A R C H P R O J E C T S
Interior landscape in broken ink. (2025). Art based research
The aesthetics of subtraction. (2021 - Present). UBC Child Care, Vancouver
Hikizan no Bigaku (interpreted as The aesthetics of subtraction) in early childhood environment.
Focus on designing a living-learning space in the absence of commercial toys.
The aesthetics of atmospheres: spatial rhythms.(2016 - Present). UBC Child Care, Vancouver
The study of the (interior) spatial design with the focus on simplicity and visual stillness.
Yohaku no Bi (interpreted as The beauty of white space) and Shitsurai (interpreted as Arranging space with care and meaning) in early childhood environment.
Curriculum room: installation studio for early childhood educators. (2009 - 2012). Artistic and design inquiry. Westcoast CCRRC, Vancouver (funded by Westcoast CCRRC)
S E M I N A R S (invited as a speaker)
conferences: BCATA, Capilano University, ECEBC, Heart of the Matter, Preschool Promenade, Wonder of Learning Exhibit (Reggio Emilia Tour)
child care resource and referral centres: Westcoast Family Centres, Options Community Services, YMCA, Archway Community Services, Prince George CCRR, Sea to Sky, MRPM CCRR
school districts and child care centers: Burnaby School District, West Point Grey Academy, UBC Child Care, YMCA, YWCA, private child care centres, Japanese Hall
post secondary institutions: UBC Department of Education, Capilano University, Vancouver Community College, MTI Community College, BCIT
