Stred je inde (with Andrea Uvacikova)
Artists Andrea Uvacikova and Klara Kusa create works that carry many similar characteristics. This is the reason why they chose to collaborate. They have never met in person and they know each other only through social networks. They use this to their advantage when creating their own experimental method of collaboration. Both artists work automatically and subconsciously, creating a certain philosophy about the world that surrounds them, by using various terms and/or symbols. They pay close attention to the role of the spectator and the process of coding/decoding the imagery. Their collaborative project can be characterized by the use of automatism and manipulation. As well as the utilization of impression, strategy and cooperation.
The main goal of their collaboration is to point to the centre. The centre of the image plays an important role here and can be perceived in the context of space, the brain, and/or the matter itself. Both authors disagree with the anthropocentric way of thinking, emphasizing multiplicity, and the search for harmony. The symbolic title of the exhibition Stred je inde (1) refers to the philosophy of Mark Fisher. The author uses the term “magical voluntarism”to describe a situation when an individual is unsuccessful or unable to keep up with society’s tempo. Society is often interested in infinite economic growth. When the individual cannot maintain their position, the response of the anthropocentric societywould be to state that the person did not do/achieve enough.
(1) - can be translated into English as “The centre is elsewhere”
Site-specific Installation, digital photographs printed on paper, various format, abstract marker drawings on paper, various formats, objects made out of garbage materials found in situ, including wires, tape, leftover materials from photographs
Galerie Sibir, Brno, Czech Republic, 2023
Photography credit: Monika Rigalova