This retrospective exhibition showcases the candid and dynamic work of a photographer who has been mapping her life and
surroundings for over half a century.
On display are the central themes of
her rich photographic output: the first set of her free series from Prague in
the 1970s, dedicated to exploring her own identity, nightlife, and the famous
LGBTQ+ T-Club bar, are complemented by the photographer's work with Roma,
Vietnamese and Cuban minorities from the 1980s. The exhibition follows the
artist, her various successes and failures, and her search for herself not only
in the former Czechoslovakia, but also throughout her visits to Japan, her move
to West Berlin, the fall of the Iron Curtain, and her return to Prague in the
1990s.
The exhibition takes the audience
through the artist's archive and her latest work. The photographer is presented within the broad spectrum of her analogue and digital photographs.
Black-and-white and colour snapshots
alternate with conceptually and typologically arresting photographs of random
passers-by,
friends, lovers male and female, as well as self-portraits, highly typical of her
work.
The layout of the exhibition – curated
by Lucie Černá –
together with the architecture designed by Anna Matoušková
emphasises the themes of passion, desire, uncertainty, and, most importantly,
inner freedom.
Venue: Mezzanine
Venue: Mezzanine
