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Pavla Sceránková has approached the space of an abandoned petrol station as a sculpture. The petrol station, located near the town of Slaný, serves as space for contemporary art curated by Ondřej Horák and Monika Sybolová.

 By her intervention, Sceránková materializes the paradox that the petrol station, precisely because it is closed, becomes open for something new and out of the ordinary.

artistsPavla Sceranková
curatorsOndřej Horák, Monika Sybolová
placeBenzinka
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castPavla Sceranková
cameraPavla Sceranková
soundPavla Sceranková
editingPavla Sceranková
interviewPavla Sceranková
categoryReports
published5. 2. 2009
languageČesky / English
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