STARTPOINT 09
Now in its seventh year, this year’s Start Point attracted students from 33 art schools from 15 countries. At each participating school, a threemember committee consisting of two representatives from the Start Point jury and one local teacher selects the school’s “best” graduation project. At the exhibition opening, the jury then announces the final winner from among all competing projects. Since 2008, the exhibition has awarded several additional prizes as well: The Gallery Klatovy/Klenová Award, presented by the gallery’s curators, includes a onemonth residency at Klenová during the next year. Each year, there are also several Honorary Mentions.
- The project "Startpoint" is now 7 years old.00:00:35.924
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- During last four years it has become European project.00:00:42.646
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- This year it includes 31 artists, or rather artistic couples or groups.00:00:49.370
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- It includes 15 European countries.00:00:55.833
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- Originally it was just Central European show.00:00:58.410
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- During summer we always organize the biggest exhibition in the Gallery in Klenová.00:01:04.817
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- We try to invite the majority of the artists00:01:10.391
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- and we prepare an exhibition with them.00:01:17.486
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- It is something between selection and residence.00:01:20.815
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- The selection is done by six different people00:01:24.462
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- who travel in small committees all over Europe.00:01:29.011
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- Invited people come here, and live here together for one week.00:01:34.784
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- We intend to provide them some00:01:40.040
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- background in the year just after university.00:01:43.218
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- At the same time, this is a big opportunity for us to make some interesting contacts.00:01:50.414
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- He is afraid.00:01:59.460
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- Stay here.00:02:02.313
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- Rád bych Vám oznámil vítěze.00:02:05.000
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- Nejdříve bych rád představil lidi, kteří tady sedí.00:02:09.634
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- Tyto lidé jsou porota.00:02:11.622
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- Porota musela hlasovat dvakrát.00:02:13.927
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- Ale hned od samého začátku bylo jasné, že00:02:16.830
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- vítězem se stává Serena Korda.00:02:20.390
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- We have chosen her because she uses different media00:02:40.744
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- from sculpture through graphics and creation of mytology.00:02:47.855
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- It is a bit feministic as well.00:02:55.830
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- Sometimes her combination are very unusual.00:02:58.269
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- For example, sculpture with design.00:03:05.329
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- Then there are two video installations.00:03:12.921
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- Moreover, she has created an authorial book how00:03:20.420
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- an absurd sculpture of Matternhorn is built in home conditions.00:03:23.607
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- It relates to a story about00:03:31.533
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- an English suffragette who climbed it up alone in the 10´s or 20´s.00:03:36.004
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- At least, it it said.00:03:41.394
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- It is still about the prize.00:04:04.042
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- Even though we intend to put emphasis on a broader context.00:04:07.413
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- I think this is compensated by our web page where everybody is presented.00:04:12.703
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- The prize is still announced, and is important.00:04:20.245
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- We pay the winner for the catalogue for the next year.00:04:23.868
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- At the same time, we invite00:04:27.237
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- Then we prepare an exhibition with them, mostly in spring called "Started".00:04:30.828
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- Christoph Meier from Vienna University00:04:38.051
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- has been awarded the Gallery Prize this year.00:04:42.822
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- This prize is awarded by the curators of the gallery.00:04:45.994
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- And other 5 or 6 honourable mentions have been awarded.00:04:49.140
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- I am not sure now.00:04:53.013
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- In every case you will be able to read it on our web page in a short time.00:04:54.250
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- All these people are going to come next year.00:04:58.405
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- We will continue in our cooperation.00:05:02.814