Lectures

Od administrativní estetiky k institucionální kritice?

placeNárodní galerie v Praze – Veletržní palác
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castKarel Císař
cameraBarbora Švehláková
soundBarbora Švehláková
editingBarbora Švehláková
categoryLectures
published9. 12. 2016
languageČesky / English
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Od administrativní estetiky k institucionální kritice?
Instead of students, the building was temporarily inhabited by creatures created by the artist, and the footage is accompanied by Koťátková’s gentle, sensitive, yet critical voiceover (letter to the school). It is complemented by the echoes of children’s voices and quotes from the school rules, serving as a reminder of how strongly the elementary school environment shaped us. What memories do we carry into adulthood from the spaces of gyms, locker rooms, cafeterias, desks, and “in front of blackboards”? 
When looking at the reasons why someone has nowhere to sleep, we inevitably start to ask ourselves some pressing questions. What are our values? What relationship do we have to the weakest members of society? How is this manifest in the public space? What effect does the environment have on people? How many segregated areas and people in social exclusion do we have? Are we racist? What is our attitude to housing – is it a human right or must it be earned? Does our society create homeless people on its own?