Alžběta Bačíková, Lukáš Hofmann, Tomáš Kajánek, Kateřina Olivová and Adéla Součková; these are the finalists of the 29th edition of Czech Republic’s most prestigious award for exceptionally remarkable work in the field of visual arts for artists up to the age of 35. Their artistic positions and approaches are truly diverse, straddled between explicitly engaged and self-critical gesture, ranging from the endeavor to consider and involve specific audience groups to intimate and atmospheric situations and actions. They share an intensive interest in very particular aspects of the present, such as human relations, creating collective consciousness and making not only a rational but also a strongly emotional impact on the viewers/participants. They are not afraid to be provocative on various levels and to push the traditional limits of the exhibition.
