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JCHA 2016 - Anna Hulačová

Anna Hulačová exhibits a collection of sculptures and sculptural groups set in an architectonic environment linking organic and crystalline shapes. Reminding of a cell, this framework takes us to the level of both macro- and microcosm, merging complex relationship networks. In this universe, each sculpture has its place, its role, its symbolism; whose reading, however, is not prescribed by the artist with definitive validity. There is a mutual hierarchy that can be sensed among the individual works; the plants and animals take on the role of servants or even decorations, while the relation of superiority and subordination is also found among the human figures. The collection has a rich array of meanings and the number of allusions is almost unencompassable for an individual (ancient symbolism of the bee related to death, computer “attributes” in the hands of the figures, chivalric and religious motives translated into a representation of a working relationship, yellow color evoking modernism as well as exoticism etc.). This richness further includes historical allusions (Civilism, Otto Gutfreund) and a variety of used materials and techniques. Nevertheless, Hulačová’s installation has a special compactness; besides embracing a whole range of motives naturally touching upon the aspects of the world of today, it also enables the viewers to experience the pure joy of sculptural forms.

artistsAnna Hulačová
place_Neurčené město
tags
castAnna Hulačová
cameraJan Vidlička
soundJan Vidlička
editingJan Vidlička
interviewJan Vidlička
translationZuzana Rousová
playlistsJindřich Chalupecký Society
categoryProfiles
published24. 10. 2016
languageČesky / English
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JCHA 2016 - Anna Hulačová
The 35m2 gallery presents two monumental works, two different environments. Both spaces are based on the same material context, the same material language. Yet each of these realizations appeals to different senses using different techniques and materials. These new spatial configurations, structures, and installations, which shape our spatial orientation and navigation through space, primarily appeal to our basic senses, our sensory memory, and our individual/private memory.
The structure of the Tamagotchi video is based on the alternation of simple animations and texts. The animations remind us of early video games or simple computer games. For the texts he used the Chicago typeface which was designed for Apple Computer and was used between 1984 and 1997 in the operating system user interface. Unlike the main stream of Czech video making in the mid- 1990s, mostly based on performative elements or artistic unusualness, Mašín´s approach is radically different not only in terms of aesthetics but also conception.