OFF_festival exhibition at Bažant Pohoda — existence dissolved in concept
The photographic OFF_festival, in cooperation with the magazine ForMen, is bringing to Pohoda an exhibition of large-format photographs that present a selection of artists over the five-year history of the festival. The aim of the exhibition is to give the viewer an image of diverse artistic processing of one common topic. It is also a tour of the most recent trends of the new progressive generation of artists working with photography.
27. June 2015
Vladimír Kiva Novotný (CZ)
In his independent work, he focuses on manipulated subjective document. He finds inspiration in everyday banalities and pieces of memory. His work was included in the exhibition Vnitřní okruh české fotografie (Inner Circle of the Czech photography) at the Municipal Library of Prague (Prague City Gallery)
Šymon Kliman (SK)
Besides his independent projects, he is also known as a fashion photographer. Portrait is his most used genre, and he often photographs social groups that are somehow emarginated from the society. In 2012, he was awarded the prize the Photographer of the year.
Mia Kohlerová (CZ)
Besides photography, she also works with stage setting and production of puppets. In photography, she mainly deals with staged works, especially still lifes and portraits. Her topics are inspired by mythology, literature, and faith bringing up to mysticism.
Dušan Kochol (SK)
He is the founder and leader of OFF_festival. He often reinterprets existing artworks or refers to the existing symbolism of fine art. The unifying line of his works is the visuality of his inner world and imagination, which he uses to transform the stimuli around him.
Milan Krištůfek (CZ)
A conceptual artist with a playful attitude towards photography. The visual result of his work is entirely subordinated to the philosophical message which it is supposed to convey. He was selected among 12 talents of the festival section FotoFresh Cannon Award, at the festival Fotosféra, 2014.
Eliška Kyselková (CZ)
A photographer with a strong signature. Working as a fashion photographer, she translates this kind of aesthetics also to her independent work. She usually creates large-scale projects where you can expect surprising connections and inventive motifs.
Daniel Laurinc (SK)
A documentary freelance photographer working with the magazine .týždeň. In his independent work, he most often focuses on subjective document or portrait, and uses both black and white and colour photography. He won the first place in the competition SLOVAK PRESS PHOTO 2014 in the Portrait category with his series Korene (Roots).
Bára Prášilová (CZ)
A fashion and portrait photographer. Her pure colour aesthetics combines her commercial and independent work, while both are intertwined. The common feature is the sense of outlining a story, which heads to absurdity or (black) humour thanks to its imaginativeness.
Jiří Thýn (CZ)
Besides photography, he also creates videos, compositions, and sculptures. In his work, he often creates a two- or three-dimensional interventions in the photos of other authors. The central artistic problem for him is the final composition.
Photo: Šymon Kliman (SK)