MANOP, POSLEDNÍ PRVNÍ : Lukáš Rittstein, Barbora Šlapetová

Česká republika Praha DOX
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Projekt Barbory Šlapetové a Lukáše Rittsteina Manop, poslední první, inspirovaný jejich opakovanými cestami na Západní Papuu a setkáními s domorodými kmeny žijícími v pralese. Výstava obsahuje velkoformátové fotografie Šlapetové, konfrontované se sérií Rittsteinových soch nazvanou Les. V rámci doprovodných programů Café DOX
se koná cyklus přednášek o vztazích naší civilizace k přírodním národům, který představí širší kontext výstavního projektu.

Lukáš Rittstein, jeden z nejvýznamnějších českých sochařů a laureát Ceny Jindřicha Chalupeckého vysvětluje, proč hledá inspiraci u domorodců v pralese: „Na samém „konci“ civilizace se o ní i o sobě dovíte nejvíce. Oblast, kde panuje animismus v čisté podobě, má pro mě, jako pro sochaře, který balancuje mezi realitou a abstrakcí, velkou duchovní hloubku. Ta spočívá v konfrontaci mého tvůrčího myšlení s chápáním reality domorodců, kteří zase nemají žádnou hranici mezi přirozeným a nadpřirozeným.“

Součástí výstavy je i několik citátů z rozhovorů s příslušníky domorodých kmenů, dokládajících jejich představy o Zemi a kosmu. Někteří Papuánci například věří, že Země se skládá ze tří pater, mezi nimiž mohou zvláště nadaní jedinci cestovat, nebo že oči zvířat v noci cestují na nebi a pozorují zpět Zemi. Ve snaze iniciovat dialog mezi světem naší civilizace a světem domorodců Rittstein a Šlapetová zapojili do svého projektu dvě osobnosti jako zástupce našeho světa a moderní civilizace, kteří se zúčastní vernisáže výstavy, prvního amerického astronauta asijského původu Leroye Chiao (kterého si umělci vybrali jako kmotra projektu) a Václava Havla.

Barbora Šlapetová o tomto záměru říká: „V roce 2002 jsme se spřátelili s náčelníkem Nepřistupuj blíž a on si přál popovídat si s naším náčelníkem. Na základě toho jsme oslovili pana Václava Havla, který si pro náčelníka připravil několik otázek. Chtěli jsme jim ukázat, co znamená naše profese a rozhodli jsme se udělat z jejich těl odlitky. Ty jim pak Lukáš dopravil zpět ve zvláštním objektu, do kterého odlitky vložil pan Havel. Ten tvar pak v Papuy visel na stromě, oni si to sundali a vyřezali si z něj odlitky, je to součást dialogu, kterého se účastníme my, domorodci i pan Václav Havel.

The exhibition by Barbora Šlapetová and Lukáš Rittstein, Manop, Final First, inspired by their repeated travels to West Papua and interactions with isolated tribes in the jungle. The exhibition consists of large format photographs by Šlapetová, confronted by a series of Rittstein’s sculptures titled Forest. Café DOX will also present a series of lectures, in conjunction with the exhibition, addressing the relationship of our “civilized world” with isolated tribes, which will introduce the wider context of the project. The exhibition runs from 6 March till 17 May 2009.

Lukáš Rittstein, one of the most prominent Czech sculptors and a Laureate of the Jindřich Chalupecký Award explains why he turns to indigenous communities in the jungle for inspiration: “At the very “end” of civilization, there is a place where you learn the most about yourself. I, a sculptor balancing between reality and abstraction, must admit that I find an area that’s dominated by pure animism extremely attractive for its promise of a great spiritual depth. This is attained via the confrontation of my creative way of thinking with the native way of understanding reality developed by people who, on the other hand, see no boundary separating the natural from the supernatural“.

Part of the exhibition is comprised of quotes taken from interviews of various tribe members, conveying their beliefs about Earth and Space. Some Papuans believe, for example, that Earth is made up of three floors, between which only chosen individuals can travel. Or that animals eyes travel up to the night sky and look down upon Earth. In an effort to initiate a dialogue between our world and the world of traditional societies, Rittstein and Slapetova invited two personas from our modern civilization to be present at the opening, Mr. Leroy Chiao, the first Asian American astronaut (chosen by the artists) and Václav Havel.

This exhibition is called "Manop", The Final First.
It is a result of ten-year-long happening.
During this time we went regularly into Papuan jungle
to visit the most untouched culture in this world.
At the last moment we tried to make a symbolic contact,
we call it "the first last contact" because we do not think
that there will be more tribes like this in the jungle.
At the same time, this is the first contact thas has ever been made by artists.
We try to bring a complex testimony,
we confront spirituality of jungle and symbolism of contemporary art.
You can find large format experimental photos in the exposition.
Barbora brought some reflexive materials and textiles with her into the jungle
because she realized that traditional document was not suitable for the photos,
that it did not adequately reflect the current situation.
Our dialogues with Papuan people may represent a sonde into Papuan soul.
We listened to their spiritual stories about what is under the ground, above the sky
what the Earth is made of and how people turn into ghosts.
And they were these stories that have influenced Barbora´s photos so much.

The sculpture that is installed in the whole hall is called "Forest".
Simply said, it expresses the nostalgia of disappearing wilderness.
They are shapes that mostly recall a human heart.
I wanted them to recall something like a soul.
All of them have one part in common.
And these are paws that hold horizontal trunks spasmodically.
This is a symbol of a strong axis to which everybody fixes,
especially, people in civilization.
It often looks natural, but in fact it is artificial.
As a result, they are trunks from the forests that should cover our planet,
but here, they look like imitations that we construct in our world
and like all our dreams and illusions.
Here we can see a very important happening
that is called "the return of castings or relocation".
During one expedition we casted distinguished warriors.
And they wanted to keep their bodies for their offsprings.
They called it "casts in the white solid mud."
We promised them to send these things back one day.
I have used the casts for the sculpture "Strong colour".
They are part of white material that arises from the documentary photos below
where the moment when I was putting the gypsum on their chests is documented.
And the white material represents the moment when the souls are flying away somewhere
and it is there where the torsos are placed.
This all is followed by the happening when we sew this shape from canvas and white plush.
It is a shape that is included in the serie, so it reminds the bubble as well.
Then Václav Havel, as a symbolic chieftain of civilization, placed the casts into the leather.
Let´s say that he sent a cargo.
Then it appeared as if by miracle, but of course with our help, in the jungle.
People found it, brought it into the village
and cut the casts out of the leather and distributed them.
Then they celebrated their discovery. They killed a pig and prepared a feast.
It is interesting that the godfather of all project is an American astronaut Leroy Chino.
Barbora took pictures of him.
It is also symbolic because when he was observing the jungle of New Guinea,
he was surprised by the green colour that was so different from any recordings.
Then he realized that somewhere there about a hundred of people live
that are still like they were created ages ago.
This can be compared to a small number of people
that were able to see our Earth from the cosmos.
But during five years, these people will change their thinking and will be included in our society.

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