Harvest Home in POP-UP Gallery AVU

Artists: Nona Inescu, Adéla Součková, Tereza ŠtětinováCurator: Veronika Čechová

This exhibition for the end of summer and the time of the harvest and abundance builds on the intersection of the work of three distinctive young women artists. The interconnection lies primarily in the thematization and references to universal pre-rational archetypes, which each of the artists handles in a specific way. Motifs of corncobs, bread, and human bodies act as symbols of fertility and abundance, evoking an atmosphere of festive merriment, the harvest celebration, and the traditional feast associated with it. The change of seasons, shifting away from the sun-soaked summer toward a darker, colder time of year, naturally brings with it an unspoken uncertainty and anxiety about the future. Bread Goddesses look down upon the petrified sun, just now rising, or perhaps sinking to the west.A strongly intuitive method of working stands shoulder to shoulder with an approach based on careful analysis leading to conscious decisions about how to create artifacts that carry meaning. The spatial installation, based on the interconnection of features common to the practices of all of the artists, including, for example, an interest in working with natural elements and traditional methods of processing materials, is complemented by a soundtrack created for the exhibition in collaboration with composer Matouš Hejl.

SUMO | The Odd Year IIInternational gallery co-op Prague 20213. 9. 2021 – 15. 10. 2021SUMO Prague 2021 is an international gallery exchange project organized by Alliance of Czech Contemporary Art Galleries. The second edition, entitled The Odd Year II takes place from 3rd September till 15th October 2021 in Prague.

This project, organized by the Alliance of Contemporary Art Galleries, was made possible with the kind support of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, the State Culture Fund, the Prague City Hall and the Emblem Hotel.

POP-UP Galerie AVU is supported by Prague City Hall and Ministry of Culture Czech Republic.