Entwining II
The exhibition Entwining II presents the contemporary work of students of doctoral programmes at the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art of the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen. This body of work can be characterised as artistic research, combining theoretical concepts with experimental practice. The authors represented are united by their interest in the principles of seeing, representation and perception, although each of them approaches these topics individually and using specific methodological approaches.
The title of the exhibition refers to the dynamic relationship between the individual works and their common thematic intersections. From a distant perspective, it may seem that the presented projects are significantly related, but a closer look clearly reveals the different starting points, focuses and means of expression of each artist. However, the common denominator remains the exploration of the mediated image of reality and its significance in contemporary visual culture.
Anna-Marie Pavelková Mišterová and Sergey Lelyukh work on the relationship between text and image in their works. Pavelková Mišterová focuses on the influence of socio-cultural factors in the perception of photographic images and applies the method of an interactive experiment that combines anonymous evaluation of photographs with the analysis of aesthetic preferences. Lelyukh works with the specific context of the iconographic tradition, where text plays a key role, and links the rules of iconography with modern digital technologies and image manipulation.
Martin Dokoupil and Lukáš Kellner reflect the issue of biologically determined vision and its technical transformations in their projects. Dokoupil experiments with video and photography to explore the possibilities of dynamic extension of spatial vision. Kellner, on the other hand, transfers his experience from sports and commercial transmissions to the sphere of art and explores their possible artistic use.
The exhibition Entwining II demonstrates that the theme of perceiving and creating an image of reality is not only highly topical, but that it is of utmost importance in the era of digital technology, where our experience of the world is increasingly mediated and transformed. Indeed, many questions arise regarding the (im)possibility of direct contact with reality, the manipulation of visual messages and the ability to critically interpret visual information. This exhibition gives us the opportunity to delve deeper into these issues and reflect on their implications for contemporary visual culture
The exhibition is curated by Daniela Kramerová.
4 April- 15 May 2025
3 April 2025 at 4 p.m.
Open: Mon-Fri 10am-8pm
Faculty building, Univerzitní 28, Pilsen