Author: atari

Operative Performances at LEAP, Berlin 2011

I was invited to participate in Operative Performances at LEAP, Berlin, and had a great time working with Daniel Franke on the piece. The performative part was done by Brina Stinehelfer and Francesca Romana Ciardi. The event was organized by the We Are Chop Chop collective. Special thanks to Daniel Franke, John McKiernan, and Kai Kreuzmüller.

A black screen is hung on the wall – or is it actually a canvas? It shines and reflects and one can almost look through it. One might think of Malevich’s black square, positioned in our white cube. Malevich’s masterpiece was hung on the top of a ceiling’s corner facing slightly downwards to the audience, a style which was reserved for russian icons only. If the viewer moves close to the installation, it starts to move, making the screen bend in the upper center. The observer’s eyes can’t focus anymore and the idea of looking at/into something is broken. The emerging image is more a result of movement and less of shapes. Literally having a thin line between human and machine – digital evolution is alter the world, and it is impossible for the individual to keep step with it. Being both present and somewhat unknown, we follow our digital icon of today.
Kai Kreuzmueller

Artmix – interview about past works, national TV, 2011

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[CZ only:] 52 minut o výtvarném umění – Výstava měsíce: První česká retrospektiva Gabriela von Maxe – Portrét: Robert V. Novák, grafický designér, scénograf a fotograf – Talent měsíce: Prokop Bartoníček na bienále ENTER – Reportáž: Grafický styl nezávislých magazínů nabízí BigMag v DOXu – Artfór a Artipy

Jako VÝSTAVU MĚSÍCE jsme vybrali Západočeskou galerii v Plzni, která představuje malíře českého původu Gabriela von Maxe. Proslavil se svým pojetím oduševnělé ženské krásy, inovacemi náboženské malby, zájmem o spiritismus a darwinismus a obrazy opic. MLADÝ TALENT je absolventem pražské Uměleckoprůmyslové školy a jeho poslední instalace bude vystavena na bienále ENTER. A je pravda, že Prokop Bartoníček už svými nápaditými projekty dokázal vzbudit pozornost na umělecké scéně. ROZHOVOR vedeme s jednou z nejvýraznějších osobností českého poválečného umění, Adrienou Šimotovou, o jejích současných výstavách. REPORTÁŽ jsme natočili z expozice BigMag v DOXu, která zachycuje vývoj grafického stylu nezávislých magazínů ve dvaceti letech po sametové revoluci. Robert V. Novák, čerstvý držitel ocenění Grafický designér roku 2010, se představí v PORTRÉTU a pořad doplní jako obvykle ARTFÓR a ARTIPY.

celý pořad

režie: David Kořínek, kamera: Miroslav Vránek, vyrobila Česká Televize (c) 2011

presenting Die Praxis at 22PRESENTS

I’m proudly presenting my friends from Berlin in Prague. Collective “Die Praxis” and their work “Shift” at showroom 22PRESENTS.

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In this site specific installation a second room is superimposed on the 22PRESENTS showroom. The skeleton of the space is shifted into a different perspective and outlined on the walls.
Focussing on the transformation of one perspective into the other the space between the two is explored through iterative processes. The infinite variations and states of the process are reflected in generative laser drawings.
The sound creates a constantly changing environment. Space is made perceivable through moving relatively static sound sources across a special loudspeaker setup. Different sound beams scan the room and explore its spatial properties.
Praxis is a collaborative workspace located in Berlin that houses a collective of likeminded people and friends working in the fields of New Media Art, Audiovisual Art, Interaction Design and Programming. Praxis started out in 2009 in Oranienstraße, Berlin Kreuzberg. The founding members were Sebastian Gregor and joreg (vvvv group) who then teamed up with visual artisits Rainer Kohlberger, Claudia Rohrmoser and sound artist Wilm Thoben. The vvvv crew was then joined by two more helping hands, Tebjan Halm, Elias Holzer.






Urna in Komfort Mag 5

Komfort bodyfit. Close fitting and precise, as fitting questions sometimes tend to be. Try it for yourself, with all its sweatiness, bodily anomalies, carnality, and seductiveness. Everyone who has a body will be able to relate to it! But also those who haven’t – for them, we have a well-fitting urn.
The fifth issue of the visual magazine shies away from photographs and emphasizes illustrations. In the current issue, you’ll find an exclusive set from Martin Kubát, watercolor paintings by Veronika Vítková, pictures by Jan Vytiska, sketches by the Argentine illustrator Irana Douer, hygiene of Yulia Yakhushova; also an interview with the film critic Kamil Fila, as well as a tip for an urn that reflects your personality by Prokop Bartoníček. Michal Adamovský supplies photographs of Yoga portraits, still life photos are provided courtesy of Ivan Pinkava. 150 pages, fully bilingual texts (Czech and English).
Enjoy your physicality with Komfort.

PDF to read.

Komfort na tělo. Skvěle padnoucí a přesný, jak už otázky na tělo bývají. Zkuste si ho na vlastní kůži i se vším potem, anomáliema, tělesností a svůdností. Protože v tomhle čísle se najde úplně každej, kdo má tělo. A vlastně i ten, kdo už žádný tělo nemá. Na toho čeká dobře padnoucí urna.
V pořadí již páté vydání vizuálního magazínu tentokrát šetří fotografiemi a nabízí převážně ilustrace. V aktuálním vydání najdete exkluzivní soubor od Martina Kubáta, akvarely Veroniky Vlkové, malby Jana Vytisky, skici argentinské ilustrátorky Irany Douer, hygienu Yulii Yakhushové a také rozhovor s filmovým publicistou Kamilem Filou plus tip na urnu, která umí vyjádřit vaši osobnost od Prokopa Bartoníčka. Fotografické jogínské portréty dodal Michal Adamovský a kromě nich se v čísle ještě objeví nová zátiší Ivana Pinkavy. 150 stran, texty v kompletní dvojjazyčné (české a anglické) verzi. Dejte si do těla. S Komfortem.

Worlds as Fragments (Live) feat. Berg Orchestra at Museum Kampa, 2010

Orchestra Berg asked me to provide a visual accompaniment to their latest piece, which Jakub Waisar was supposed to compose for them. I suggested they reconsider the entire concept. The soft VJ accompaniment evolved into a full-fledged collaboration between image and sound, between a visual artist and a composer.

Jakub Waisar came to my studio to understand how my “Worlds as Fragments” installation works. While creating this piece, I listened to cryosleep music for almost a year. The tempo of my work slowed Jakub and drew him into its proportions. Jakub decided to compose his first ambient work, “Ambient No. 1.”

Until the rehearsal with the orchestra, which took place a few hours before our performance at the Kampa Museum, I couldn’t fully grasp how it would sound. During the preparations, Jakub drew something like a line oscillating in different ways instead of traditional notes. I could better understand and prepare my part thanks to this imaginative musical notation.

I enhanced the original “Worlds as Fragments” installation with additional light-kinetic components. I connected it to the control panel, allowing me to control the miniature theater spectacle.

It was an excellent experience for me, made even more special by Mrs. Meda Mládková’s presence in the front row. – Thank you, Berg; thank you, Jakub.