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object climate crisis textile ecology installation
artistsJulia Grybos, Harun Farocki, Roman Štětina, Ursula Biemann, Michal Machciník, Barbora Zentková, Susan Schuppli, John Bock, David OReilly
curatorsVáclav Janoščík
placeKurzor
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objectclimate crisistextileecologyinstallation
castVáclav Janoščík
cameraJiří Žák
soundJiří Žák
editingJiří Žák
interviewJiří Žák
translationDeana Kolenčíková
categoryReports
published1. 6. 2020
languageČesky / English
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Lucia Tkáčová, Katarína Hrušková
In our jargon, the somatic exhibition was called svät. Svät took place at the turning point of time and space, embedded in and at the same time separated from the world ruled by time, space, meaning, and significance. Entering the exhibition was a ritualized transition between the world and the svät, between two different dimensions of the same reality. Pilgrims were torn from their everyday lives and thrown into a sacred space-time, where their derailed minds were exposed to events that were unheard of outside.
Julia Grybos, Barbora Zentková
The objects are metal structures of various shapes woven with yarn, which the artists hand-dyed using different types of tea. They use weaving or scrubbing techniques, which, incidentally, most of us know primarily as half-forgotten craft practices. Their focus corresponds to the increased interest of contemporary artists in materials and technologies such as textiles, ceramics, and glass, which have long been neglected. Julia and Barbora, however, approach textiles without any obvious retro nostalgia, which could be tempting.