16. 1. 2025—14. 2. 2025
Open studio: 28. 1. 2025
Residency outcome presentation: 6. 2. 2025
We all wear the same clothes, have the same furniture at home, and work in identical office buildings of multinational corporations. Products of mass production are replicated in the largest possible quantities. Our world is becoming increasingly virtual and may appear dematerialized. However, it is more strained than ever by our extractivist approach. Civilization stands on pillars of destruction and exploitation. Donna Haraway describes this as the Plantationocene, a process in which heterogeneous ecosystems are transformed into species-poor masses. Across the planet, homogenization and standardization are taking place. What is missing is the touch of living materials and the chaos of multi-species interwoven ecosystems.
The project focuses on concrete and ceramic reliefs. It explores the symbolic function of relief as a historical architectural element often found in the monumental endeavors of certain civilizations. Through reliefs, it depicts the process in which intricate, diverse ecosystems are reduced to single-material forms. These forms are then symbolically erected as reminders of the monumental nature of our civilization. The project also delves into the stories of those who are irretrievably lost in this process. However, extinct civilizations bring hope: in moments of neglect, abandoned buildings become overgrown with weeds, and concrete cracks under the pressure of roots.
Eva Jaroňová graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Brno (Environment Studio). She completed internships at LHI in Reykjavik and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Her practice operates at the intersection of fine art, design, and illustration. She publishes her paintings in the form of experimental zines (Kudla Press, Hurikán Press), exhibits in galleries with a focus on installation and object-based work (Kostka Gallery, Prague; Patyolat, Budapest; Galeria Studio, Warsaw), and also applies her paintings in textile design.
The themes of her work range from internal issues (phobias, anxieties) to global problems (climate change, utopian visions of the future, feminism). The black humor in her work contrasts with the delicacy of her watercolor paintings.
