Past Residents
Past Resident2021: International Visegrad Fund
Tamás Páll
In his practice, Tamás Páll’s explores emergent world-systems, non-human technologies, performative spaces and experimental role-playing. Páll is interested in new forms of collective world-building and computational simulation as a prefigurative practice via the concept of “Xenorealit,” the emergent and temporary realities between fiction and primary reality.
Tamás Páll has exhibited work at panke.gallery, Berlin; MeetFactory, Prague; and Victoria and Albert Museum, London, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
2021 Fall Open Studios
November 13, 2021
Tamás Páll, OVO, 2021, film still, 16:00 min.
Tamás Páll, Reaction, 2016-2021, film still, 22:00 min.
Tamás Páll, Hollow: Summit, 2021, performance at Donaufestival, Krems, Austria 2021.
Tamás Páll, Hollow: Archive, 2020, performance, two channel video installation, sound, chains, 3D printed orb, and iPad. Photo by David Visnjic.
Tamás Páll, RitesNetwork: rromok, 2018, photo still captured during gameplay at panke.gallery Berlin. Photo by Dávid Biró.
Past Resident2022: Fire Station - Qatar Museums
Hana Al-Saadi
Hana Al-Saadi’s work explores the effects of her cultural society and the use of social media to generate discussions with anonymous identities and the space between privacy and the public. She works with archives, sound, and household items to create and assemble spontaneous installations.
Hana Al-Saadi has exhibited work at Cosmoscow, Moscow; The WaterFire Arts Center, Providence; and Fire Station – Qatar Museums, among others.
Hana Al-Saadi, Endless Work, Unless the Power is Out, 2015, sewing machine, canvas, wood, sneaker, and cement, dimensions variable.
Hana Al-Saadi, Endless Game, Unless the Power is Out, 2015, fans, woods, and plexiglass, dimensions variable.
Hana Al-Saadi, Untitled, 2929, resin, 11 × 11 in. (27.94 × 27.94 cm).
Hana Al-Saadi, If you need help, wear yellow, 2021, ink on newsprint, dimensions variable.
Residents from Qatar
Past Resident2021: International Visegrad Fund
Maja Štefančíková
Maja Štefančíková creates temporary performative situations. She interested in the role of a spectator as a subject and an object of and artwork. She aims to understand the effort audience members put into the perception and understanding, or lack thereof, of an artwork and the interpretation that ensues. Further, the artist explores social phenomena such as work, institutionalized spaces, and the current art ecosystem, in relation to aesthetic experiences, perception and memory.
Maja Štefančíková has exhibited work at House of Arts Brno, Czech Republic; Ars Electronica Center, Linz, Austria; Kunstverein Eisenstadt, Austria, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
2021 Fall Open Studios
November 13, 2021
Maja Štefančíková, Big Time Sensuality, 2021, performative situation. Performed by Silvia Sviteková. Photo by Nina Pacherová.
Maja Štefančíková, Ephemeral Sculpture, 2019, performative action at the Brno House of Arts, Czech Republic. Performed by Tímea Čániová, Lucia Čarnecká, Veronika Dúbravová, Anna Ďurišíková, Ivana Kleinová, Dagmar Labáthová Bordáková, Jakub Lazarčík, Nikol Nociarová, Petra Noskaiová, Dominika Párnická, Viktória Revická, Silvia Sviteková, Maja Štefančíková, Adam Štrba, and Silvia Zámečníková. Photo by Eva Rybářová.
Maja Štefančíková, Spatial Sketches, 2018, performative environment at Plusmínusnula Gallery, Žilina, Slovakia. Performed by Veronika Dubravová, Silvia Sviteková, and Anna Ďurišíková. Photo by Gosia Cwiech.
Maja Štefančíková, The Cloud of Generosity, 2017, olfactory sculpture, dimensions variable. Collaboration with Nóra Ružičková. Photo by Adam Šakový.
Maja Štefančíková, The Cloud of Generosity, 2021, performative situation at Beastro, Bratislava, Solvakia. Collaboration with Dana Tomečková, Petra Noskaiová, Matej Gavula, Kristína Miklovičová, Petra Noskaiová, Silvia Sviteková, Terézia Števuliaková, and Jozef Vaľo. Photo by Šimon Parec.
