Past Residents
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.
Past Resident2021: International Visegrad Fund
Rafał Żarski
Rafał Żarski is a multimedia artist interested in exploring the after effects of contemporary labour systems including exhaustion, powerlessness, and leisure. He mixes fiction and scientific research to find connections between activities of everyday life with global socio-economical mechanisms.
Rafał Żarski has exhibited work at Łęctwo Gallery, Poznań; G99 Gallery, Brno; and Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art, Warsaw, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
2021 Fall Open Studios
November 13, 2021
Rafał Żarski, Appointment, 2021, installation, 271/2 × 195/8 × 1711/16 in. (69.85 × 49.78 × 44.96 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Rafał Żarski, Chair and spiders, 2020, drawing, 113/16 × 113/16 in. (28.45 × 28.45 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Rafał Żarski, Constant rendering, 2019, HD video, 8:13 min. Courtesy of the artist.
Rafał Żarski, Palace in the middle of the town, 2018, three channel video, 5:30 min. Courtesy of the artist.
Rafał Żarski, Palace in the middle of the town, 2016, video installation, 4:30 min. Courtesy of the artist.
Past Resident2021: Centre for Contemporary Art FUTURA, International Visegrad Fund
Valentýna Janů
Valentýna Janů’s suggestive installations often combine video work and immersive environments made from fabrics and other objects. They playfully address contemporary existential questions around technology, patriarchal systems and climate change. She is interested in exploring the relationships between the individuals’ daily struggle and the condition of a globalized world.
Valentýna Janů has exhibited work at National Gallery Prague, Czech Republic; Futura Centre for Contemporary Art, Prague, Czech Republic; and EXILE Gallery, Wien, Austria, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
2021 Fall Open Studios
November 13, 2021
Valentýna Janů, NEWS, 2020, HD video, 6:15 min. Courtesy of the artist.
Valentýna Janů, I'm Sry, 2018, installation view at the National Gallery Prague. Courtesy of the artist.
Valentýna Janů, Is Your Blue the Same as Mine?, 2018, HD video, 12:00 min. Courtesy of the artist.
Valentýna Janů, Hair Flip, 2021, 4K video, 12:00min. Courtesy of the artist.
Valentýna Janů, Who Looks Out of the Window, 2021, installation, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.
