28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
The Grid
synopsis
Artists: Zbyněk Baladrán, Daniela Baráčková, Filip Cenek, Vladimír Houdek, Barbora Kleinhamplová, Tomáš Moravec, Lucia Sceranková, Jan Šerých, Roman Štětina
Curator: Karina KottováA selection of films, video-essays and videos in a curatorial concept of Karina Kottová (Jindřich Chalupecký Society) stems from an attempt to systematically merge the approaches of visual artists and the possibilities of presenting their moving image works, which are usually displayed in a gallery setting, in a form of a linear film screening. The connecting motif of the selected works is a certain type of geometry or structural grid, which becomes the holder of a narrative: in some cases a completely abstract one, or even lyrical, in other times engaged, touching upon systems we live in, the question of work, everyday concerns as well as their possible alternatives. The selection itself has its own rhythm; the individual works create the storyline through diverse combinations of text, image, sound and motion.
The selected artists have previously been finalists or winners of the Jindřich Chalupecký Award.
works:
Tomáš Moravec, Otázka líbivosti pláště / Question of Superficial Affection, 3'51'', 2012
Zbyněk Baladrán, Teorie práce / Theory of Work, 13'19'', 2007
Roman Štětina, Studio č. 2 (Klapka) / Studio no. 2 (Slapstick), 4'32'', 2013
Barbora Kleinhamplová, MPEG Girl, 8'31'', 2016
Filip Cenek, Bez názvu (Cesta mlhou) / Untitled (Traveling through Fog), záznam z instalace / installation documentation, 4'09'', 2010–2013
Vladimír Houdek ve spolupráci s Hanou Polanskou Turečkovou / In collaboration with Hana Polanská Turečková, Kanoucí šíře / The Trickling Expanse, 18'4'', 2014
Daniela Baráčková, Macocha, 0'40'', 2013
Jan Šerých, Paramnesia, 6'39'', 2009
Lucia Sceranková, Cucurrucucu, 4'28'', 2009