The Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen has established a partnership with Galerie Altán Klamovka starting from the 2025/2026 academic year. The collaboration creates a platform for presenting student and faculty work beyond the faculty environment and opens up new opportunities for exhibition, curatorial, and educational activities.
The partnership will take the form of exhibitions, accompanying programmes, and other projects that connect the faculty with the broader cultural scene. Its aim is to support students’ professional experience and to strengthen the dialogue between art education and practice.
Juan Palomino: We Are Our House
Mexican illustrator Juan Palomino’s installation We Are Our House presents nature as a shared home for humans and other living organisms. Part of the Jiří Trnka International Symposium, the exhibition is on view at Prague’s Altán Klamovka until 13 November.
The installation is based on an illustration of the same name, which Palomino created in 2021 for the exhibition Que nadie se quede atrás (Leave No One Behind) in Mexico City. The exhibition presented visual interpretations of all seventeen UN Sustainable Development Goals. Palomino focused on Goal 15 – Life on Land, which addresses the protection of terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity.
He explored this theme through the image of a shared house, where the boundary between the dwelling and its inhabitants becomes blurred. The organisms depicted not only share the space but also shape it. “We are not saying that we inhabit the house, but that we are the house,” explains curator Andrea Sloupová, referring to the exhibition’s title. In this view, humans are an integral part of nature, and their existence depends on their relationships with other forms of life.
Juan Palomino studied philosophy at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. He illustrates books for children and young adults, often returning to themes of nature and prehistory. His vibrant colour palette reflects the richness of his Latin American surroundings. His honours include an illustration award at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in 2016. This year, he also received the Jiří Trnka Award for illustrations that highlight the bond between humans and nature.
The exhibition accompanies the Jiří Trnka International Symposium, organised by the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen.
Juan Palomino: We Are Our House
17 October – 13 November 2026
Altán Klamovka, Klamovka Park, Prague 5
Curator: Andrea Sloupová