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Adam Hudec
Short Bio Adam Hudec is a researcher/artist/architect, focusing his multidisciplinary research on physical territory, often deconstructed by set of data to reveal the unexpected and hidden anomalies. He uses variety of expressions to represent the research outcomes including drawing, photography, animation, installation and performance. Adam was educated in art and architecture at The University of Brighton University, Brno University of Technology, Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and at The University of Hong Kong where he conducted his latest research about low-oxygen areas in the city of Hong Kong and impact of low-oxygen air on marine ecosystem with collaboration with Hong Kong Hoi Ha Marine Life Centre and NGO Hong Kong Clean Air Network. The research resulted in public intervention in Hong Kong Central. Moreover, Adam participated on several exhibition projects together with MAPoffice including Thailand Biennale and National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Soul. Adam’s mission is to articulate questions related to environmental, social, political and ethical issues, while shifting the role and the boundaries of the discipline. His projects investigates anthropocentric processes of globalised environment with focus on atmospheric properties revealing invisible phenomena of the territory that becomes subject/object of his observations.
CONTENT
_RESEARCH BASED PROJECTS Breathing Central | The University of Hong Kong Low Oxygen Areas | Hong Kong Hoi Ha Marine Life Centre EnergyScape | Academy of Fine Arts Vienna Air_Observatory| PLF, 2018
_EXHIBITIONS Thread Softly | Academy of Fine Arts Vienna The impossible Order | Berlin Wall Memorial Altwasser_Sudetenland | The Gallery of Architecture Brno Altwasser_Wind Turbine 2.0 | The Gallery of Architecture Brno 79 104 Steps | Palace for Artist Prague The Cloth |
Contemporary Art Platform Brno
The Ambiguity of Peanut | Gallery Mini Brno
Research based project | 2017
BREATHING CENTRAL
TOPIC_ microclimate and air content in public space LOCATION_ Hong Kong Central GRANT_ The University of Hong Kong SUPERVISOR_ prof. Valerie Portefaix COLLABORATION_ Hong Kong Clean Air Network ANIMATION_https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWSla6oul1k
Looking back to history, air content, especially levels of oxygen determined LIFE on earth. Following Great Dying Period (about 252 million years ago) when oxygen levels dropped to below half what it is today, so about 10% - majority of species living on Earth that time died out. But how it feels like to experience a lack of oxygen personally in certain areas of Hong Kong? Ventilation Buildings, as an innocent structures, hidden almost in every street, releasing thousand cubic meters of heavy, low oxygen air into local climate, influencing our well-being more than we could ever imagine. Hypoxia, followed by dizziness is just direct influence of low oxygen air on our bodies. One can witness reactions of this air on our environment we live in, nature has several back-ups to cope with lack of oxygen - forests and ocean play the main role with photosynthesis. Marine Ecosystem can suffer from low oxygen air by creating algae helping to cope with low level of oxygen in atmospher. Data collection as a main mapping method transform invisibility of gases and feelings into numbers, diagrams and drawings. Present attributes of air reflects human processes shaping the atmosphere. So how our future (anthropocene) air would look/smell like? How architecture can potentially address and show this problem? Within my built structure in 1:1 scale, my aim was to raise public awareness about this phenomenon and l offered passersby the personal experience of low oxygen air on their bodies. Due to climate change and the intensive urbanisation of Hong Kong, the structure is a speculative space for experiencing what future/anthropocene air could feel and smell like.
Mapping the number of ventilation building hidden in most prominent public space in Hong Kong Central as a benches
Hong Kong Central Pier area | site is build on reclaimed land with high density infrastracture | high amount of ventilation outlets influence local microclimate
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㜀㌀ 搀戀
瘀愀挀甀甀洀 挀氀攀愀渀攀爀
㘀㘀 搀戀
渀漀爀洀愀氀 挀漀渀瘀攀爀猀愀琀椀漀渀
㘀㈀ 搀戀
渀漀爀洀愀氀 挀漀渀瘀攀爀猀愀琀椀漀渀
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noice levels
temperature
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oxygen levels
Process of collecting and visualising data about air quality coming out of the ventilation outlet
Drawing (1.2m x 3.0m) shows the invisible architecture (collected data, air content, underground infrastructure, air corridors etc..) with zooming in to the site of my research
device PLA-02
E X P E R I M E N TA L D E V I C E P L A - 0 2 Device for experiencing. Temperature inside: 29.7°C Oxygen level: 16% Humidity: 62% PM2.5: 28 μg/m3 Risk of Hypoxia: high Dimension: 2.5x3x5.5m Volume: 41.25m³ Device enables people to experience exhaust air coming out of the pumproom outlets. The device will be inflated by this air and people could enter the structure and experience the difference between fresh outside air and heavy and used vent air. Device could adress problems about air quality and make people aware of this issue. Thermometer, humidity meter and PM2.5 particles meter was placed inside the structure to measure differences and potential pollution between inside air and fresh air on the street.
PLA - 02 experience - interior
PLA - 02 inflation on site - 10.11.2017 - Hong Kong Central Pier n.5 public intervention - device was plug on existing pumproom outlet and exhaust air was used as a structural element. Later on, public was invited to step into the device and experience the difference between air quality coming out of the outlet and fresh air outside.
all tool for construction has been given or borrowed to me - ecology is about sharing
BUILDING PROCESS Building process was part of the concept of the device. Biodegradable film as a main material determined the form and structural reinforcement of the device. Working with no-waste strategy influences final outcome - no neccesary cuts and design acts. Design is strictly following the behaviour of semi-transparent biodegradable plastic film. With a planned degradation period of 15 months, device is environmental friendly despite of the fact it can be used only once. Material: Biodegradable plastic PLA 489 Colour: light blue Transparency: 80% Thickness: 0.25mm Total lenght: 66m Total weight: 1.69kg Degradation time: 15 monts
Process captured at The University of Hong Kong, Department of Architecture PLA plastic for construction
axonometry - lifespan of the device
inflated device PLA-02
public intervention | Hong Kong Central Pier n.5 | 10.11.2017 | 7 - 9pm
people engaging with device PLA-02
passerby and device PLA-02
The device caught a lots of attention among public and policemen as well. Few of them came and support my project. I invited people to step into the structure and advise them to stay there no more than 5 minutes due to pollution of that air. After they came out, they were asked to fill the questionaire about their feelings and common knowledge about ventilation buildings and quality of air in Hong Kong. Almost everyone experienced consequences of low oxygen air personally such as dizziness or breathing difficulty... Just to describe how it felt - the air was warmer, it smelt a bit like oil and it was difficult to breathe normally. Together with Hong Kong CAN we developed a strategy to organise public events about impacts of ventilation buildings on humans, planned in each district of Hong Kong with locals. First discussion was held on January the 21st. in Sheung Wan district with one of the worst air quality index across the city of Hong Kong thanks to the high density of ventilation outlets from underground infrastructure. http://www.hongkongcan.org/hk/
click here for video
collected questionaires
Research based project | 2017
LOW OXYGEN AREAS
TOPIC_ impact of low oxygen air on coastal and marine ecosystem LOCATION_ Pearl River Delta, Hong Kong area GRANT_ The University of Hong Kong SUPERVISOR_ prof. Valerie Portefaix COLLABORATION_ Hong Kong Hoi Ha Marine Life Centre|GMO
Project was based on research about mapping the coastal areas of Pear River Delta region. Main focus of explorations was on marine ecosystem, impacts of low oxygen air on marine life and ecosystem, coastal areas and pollution levels Expeditions took place during August and October 2017 and was guided by Hong Kong Hoi Ha Marine Life Centre. One of the major discovery was the finding of relation between low levels of oxygen in atmosphere and growth of algae around Pearl River Delta what caused significant devastation of marine life over past decades. Several algal bloom in Pear River Delta region recorded over last decade was nothing else just “activated back up” system of nature how to deal with low levels of oxygen in air. Growing algae started to release oxygen with photosynthesis in order to bring ecosystem back to equilibrium. Destroyed marine life was just a side effect of that process, however, long term overfishing signigicatly weaken the self-recovery processes Discoveries and explorations made during this research led to project “Breathing Central” where I have tried to investigate the influence of low oxygen air on human body and public space.
after strong typhoon beach is a deposit of trash from sea Lantau island
Hong Kong archipelago | sites of the research
exploration of coastal ecosystem
exploring the destruction of marine life through glass bottom of the expedition boat | impact of low oxygen air | Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park
Research based project | 2016
ENERGYSCAPE
TOPIC_ anthropocene processes and microclimate LOCATION_ Open pit mine Bilina | Czech Republic UNIVERSITY_ The Academy of Fine Arts | Vienna SUPERVISOR_ prof. Hannes Stiefel | prof. Kathrin Asthe COLLABORATION_ The Czech Hydrometeorological Institute | GMO
open-pit mine BĂlina
Czech Republic
Shapes and forms making up the landscape of surface mines are nothing but the reflection of invisible energy structure spread throughout all levels of territory. Changing landscape creates new topographic qualities of these places. Dehydrated areas, exposed surfaces, windless sites, increased temperature of the local environment. Landscape is in transformation process. (Landscape transformation can make invisible elements appear and reveal describing features) In surface coal mine Bilina (CZ) the human activity continues to develop the landscape. Considering that any territory and land-use system can evolve in many ways, tracking potential becomes a way intended to prevent social and ecological decay as well as energy deficiency of the landscape. Above the visible physical landscape lies the invisible architecture of our atmosphere. What we can not see, we can feel. The process of shaping surface has tremendous infuence on its surroundings. Changing atmosperic properties are captured through weather data over last few decades, but how we can reconstruct them and how do we show this sensational aspect of space?...
satellite picture
As a source information for “ground processes� we gathered GEO-data and for processes happenning above the site we collected weather data - how they relate to each other?
politics
coal forming processes
PROCESSES Shapes and forms making up the landscape of surface mines are nothing but the reflection of invisible energy structure spread throughout all levels of territory. Changing landscape creates new topographic qualities of these places. Dehydrated areas, exposed surfaces,windless sites, increased temperature of the local environment. Landscape is in transformation process. The process of shaping surface has temendous influence on its surrounding.
dehydration of landscape
mining processes
recultivating process
energy production process
coal burning processes
multiple 3D scans of surface from drona footage
Drawing (1.1 x 2.0m) showing the weather data from local meteo station projected on site, reflecting changing microclimate over past decades of mining process
䌀䠀伀䠀䰀䔀䐀一䄀
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愀縁琀 樀愀欀 瘀礀瀀愀搀 漀瘀稀搀甀愁Ⰰ 欀琀攀爀
Research based project , Intervention | 2018
AIR_OBSERVATORY Nowadays, in the age of Anthropocene, it is clear we became a geo-physical force - driven by massive emissions from burning fossil fuels. Invisibility of those gases and micro-particles in the air tend us not to think about air that much. We notice it only when there is a kind of sensory intrusion in it (smell/smoke) or we are confronted with air in numbers (temperature/humidity) - without numbers it is easy to forget about air in our day to day life even though the air has a constant relationship with our body.
The Air Observatory enables its visitors to visually experience the Prague panorama瘀ﴀ栀氀攀搀 稀攀 瘀稀搀甀挀栀漀栀氀攀搀渀礀 渀愀 ᰠ昀椀欀琀椀瘀渀ᴠ 稀渀攀ഁ椀猀琀攀渀 during the periods of high air pollution which usually happens during winter months. Atmospheric particulate matter or the concentration of NO2 in the air highly exceed渀愀漀瀀愀欀 permitted levels of pollution, the vis伀爀愀渀縁漀瘀 瀀漀猀挀栀漀搀 瀀夁椀戀氀椀縁甀樀攀 欀琀椀瘀渀 猀椀琀甀愀挀椀 ibility is significantly lower and the whole city is trapped in 攀砀琀爀洀渀栀漀 稀渀攀ഁ椀愁琀ᬁ渀 瘀稀搀甀挀栀甀Ⰰ 琀夁攀戀愀 瘀 瀀夁瀀愀搀ᬁ 瘀ﴀ戀甀ⴀ dense grey fog. This scenario is represented at the first floor 挀栀甀 猀漀瀀欀礀 愀渀攀戀漀 樀椀渀栀漀 搀爀甀栀甀 琀漀砀椀挀欀栀漀 稀渀攀ഁ椀愁琀ᬁ渀⸀ 嘀 of the Air Observatory. The second - orange - floor presents 琀愀欀漀瘀洀 瀀夁瀀愀搀ᬁ 戀礀 猀攀 瘀 愀琀洀漀猀昀夁攀 渀愀挀栀稀攀氀愀 瘀礀猀漀欀 a fictitious scenario extreme⠀匀伀㈀⤀Ⰰ air pollution by 欀漀渀挀攀渀琀爀愀挀攀 漀砀椀搀甀 of an 猀椀夁椀ഁ椀琀栀漀 欀琀攀爀 ﴀcaused 漀搀爀縁 a volcano 瀀愀瀀爀猀欀礀 eruption or another 漀爀愀渀縁漀瘀 ﴀ kind of toxic contamination 猀氀甀渀攀ഁ渀 愀 瘀礀琀瘀夁 猀瘀ᬁ琀攀氀渀 ﴀ 攀昀攀欀琀Ⰰ of air. In this 渀愀瀀夁欀氀愀搀 scenario, the瘀 atmosphere high levels of 稀愀挀栀礀挀攀渀 ﴀ 欀爀攀猀戀挀栀 absorbs 圀椀氀氀椀愀洀愀 䄀猀挀爀漀昀琀愀 which reflects sun rays and creates瘀 an orange light effect 琀SO2 ᬁ猀渀ᬁ 瀀漀 瘀ﴀ戀甀挀栀甀 猀漀瀀欀礀 䬀爀愀欀愀琀漀愀 爀漀挀攀 㠀㠀㌀⸀ 倀漀瀀攀氀 as painted by William Ascroft after the eruption Krakatoa 琀琀漀 猀漀瀀欀礀 猀 瘀礀猀漀欀漀甀 欀漀渀挀攀渀琀爀愀挀 匀伀㈀ of戀礀氀 搀欀礀 in 1883. The ash with high concentration of SO2, product 瘀稀搀甀愁渀ﴀ洀 瀀爀漀甀搀漁洀 爀漀稀瀀琀ﴀ氀攀渀 瀀漀 瘀愁攀挀栀 欀漀渀琀椀渀攀渀琀攀挀栀 of 稀瀀漁猀漀戀椀氀 this eruption, made the climate significantly with 愀 漀挀栀氀愀稀攀渀 愀琀洀漀猀昀爀礀Ⰰ 稀渀洀 樀愀欀漀 colder 刀漀欀 戀攀稀 effects similar to those in the “Year Without a Summer”. 氀琀愀⸀
圀椀氀氀椀愀洀 䄀猀挀爀漀昀琀Ⰰ 䬀爀愀欀愀琀漀愀Ⰰ 㠀㠀㌀ 嘀稀搀甀挀栀漀栀氀攀搀渀愀 戀甀搀攀 Landscape 甀洀猀琀ᬁ渀愀 Festival, 渀愀 稀攀氀攀渀洀 稀愀 Project is part of Praha where欀氀渀甀 the orga搀椀瘀愀搀氀攀洀 倀漀渀攀挀 愀 戀甀搀攀 瘀礀甀縁瘀愀琀 欀瘀愀氀椀琀礀 洀猀琀愀 ⴀ 瀀愀渀漀爀愀ⴀ nisers had given sites to artists and architects to adress envi洀愀 倀爀愀栀礀 issues 愀 戀氀稀欀漀猀琀 縁攀氀攀稀渀椀ഁ渀栀漀 欀漀爀椀搀漀爀甀 ronmental of Czech Republic capital city.瘀攀搀漀甀挀栀漀 渀愀 渀搀爀愀縁⸀ 䌀攀猀琀甀樀挀 欀愀縁搀栀漀 瘀氀愀欀甀 瀀夁椀樀縁搀ᬁⴀ The 䠀氀愀瘀渀 intervetion should last 3 months. 樀挀栀漀 搀漀 倀爀愀栀礀 戀甀搀漀甀 洀漀挀椀 瘀椀搀ᬁ琀 嘀稀搀甀挀栀漀栀氀攀搀渀甀Ⰰ 欀琀攀爀 猀攀 瘀 渀漀挀椀 洀漁縁攀 瀀夁攀洀ᬁ渀椀琀 渀愀 瀀爀漀樀攀欀ഁ渀 瀀氀漀挀栀甀 愀欀ⴀ 琀甀氀渀 欀瘀愀氀椀琀礀 瘀稀搀甀挀栀甀Ⰰ 挀漀縁 樀攀愁琀ᬁ 瘀挀攀 稀瘀椀搀椀琀攀氀渀 倀爀愀栀愀 䰀愀渀搀猀挀愀瀀攀 䘀攀猀琀椀瘀愀氀⸀ 䬀爀漀洀ᬁ 琀漀栀漀 猀琀爀甀欀琀甀爀愀 嘀稀搀甀挀栀漀栀氀攀搀渀礀 愀欀琀椀瘀椀稀甀樀攀 搀愀渀漀甀 氀漀欀愀氀椀琀甀Ⰰ 瀀漀甀欀縁攀 渀愀
TOPIC_ anthropocene processes and pollution LOCATION_ Prague | Czech Republic COLLABORATION_ Duha Samir
嘀娀䐀唀䌀䠀伀䠀䰀䔀䐀一䄀
view from first scenario floor - factual pollution 瘀ﴀ栀氀攀搀 稀攀 瘀稀搀甀挀栀漀栀氀攀搀渀礀 渀愀 ᰠ昀愀欀琀椀挀欀ᴠ 稀渀攀ഁ椀猀琀攀渀
䐀渀攀猀Ⰰ 瘀 夁攀 䄀渀琀爀漀瀀漀挀渀甀Ⰰ 樀攀 稀夁攀樀洀Ⰰ 縁攀 猀攀 氀椀搀 猀琀愀氀椀 最攀漀ⴀ昀礀稀椀欀氀渀 猀椀氀漀甀 搀欀礀 洀愀猀椀瘀渀洀甀 渀爀漁猀琀甀 攀洀椀猀 瘀稀渀椀欀氀ﴀ挀栀 瀀夁椀 猀瀀愀氀漀瘀渀 昀漀猀椀氀渀挀栀 瀀愀氀椀瘀⸀ 一攀瘀椀搀椀琀攀氀渀漀猀琀 琀ᬁ挀栀琀漀 瀀氀礀渀漁 愀 渀愀渀漀ഁ猀琀椀挀 瘀 愀琀洀漀猀昀夁攀 稀瀀漁猀漀戀甀樀攀Ⰰ 縁攀 ഁ愀猀琀漀 稀愀瀀漀洀渀洀攀 渀愀 瀀夁琀漀洀渀漀猀琀 瘀稀搀甀挀栀甀Ⰰ 欀琀攀爀 樀攀 稀挀攀氀愀 猀愀洀漀稀夁攀樀洀⸀ 一愀愁椀 瀀漀稀漀爀渀漀猀琀 甀瀀爀洀攀 渀愀 瘀稀搀甀挀栀 樀攀渀 瘀 琀漀洀 瀀夁瀀愀搀ᬁⰀ 欀搀礀縁 瘀 渀ᬁ洀 瘀椀搀洀攀 搀ﴀ洀Ⰰ 挀琀洀攀 瘀漁渀椀 愀渀攀戀漀 樀猀洀攀 猀 渀洀 欀漀渀昀爀漀渀琀漀瘀渀椀 瘀 瀀漀搀漀戀ᬁ 搀愀琀 漀 琀攀瀀氀漀琀ᬁ ഁ椀 瘀氀栀ⴀ 樀猀洀攀
view from second scenario floor - fictional pollution 瘀ﴀ栀氀攀搀 稀攀 瘀稀搀甀挀栀漀栀氀攀搀渀礀 渀愀 ᰠ昀椀欀琀椀瘀渀ᴠ 稀渀攀ഁ椀猀琀攀渀
伀爀愀渀縁漀瘀 瀀漀猀挀栀漀搀 渀愀漀瀀愀欀 瀀夁椀戀氀椀縁甀樀攀 欀琀椀瘀渀 猀椀琀甀愀挀椀 攀砀琀爀洀渀栀漀 稀渀攀ഁ椀愁琀ᬁ渀 瘀稀搀甀挀栀甀Ⰰ 琀夁攀戀愀 瘀 瀀夁瀀愀搀ᬁ 瘀ﴀ戀甀ⴀ 挀栀甀 猀漀瀀欀礀 愀渀攀戀漀 樀椀渀栀漀 搀爀甀栀甀 琀漀砀椀挀欀栀漀 稀渀攀ഁ椀愁琀ᬁ渀⸀ 嘀 琀愀欀漀瘀洀 瀀夁瀀愀搀ᬁ 戀礀 猀攀 瘀 愀琀洀漀猀昀夁攀 渀愀挀栀稀攀氀愀 瘀礀猀漀欀 欀漀渀挀攀渀琀爀愀挀攀 漀砀椀搀甀 猀椀夁椀ഁ椀琀栀漀 ⠀匀伀㈀⤀Ⰰ 欀琀攀爀 ﴀ漀搀爀縁 猀氀甀渀攀ഁ渀 瀀愀瀀爀猀欀礀 愀 瘀礀琀瘀夁 漀爀愀渀縁漀瘀 ﴀ猀瘀ᬁ琀攀氀渀 ﴀ攀昀攀欀琀Ⰰ 稀愀挀栀礀挀攀渀 ﴀ渀愀瀀夁欀氀愀搀 瘀 欀爀攀猀戀挀栀 圀椀氀氀椀愀洀愀 䄀猀挀爀漀昀琀愀 琀ᬁ猀渀ᬁ 瀀漀 瘀ﴀ戀甀挀栀甀 猀漀瀀欀礀 䬀爀愀欀愀琀漀愀 瘀 爀漀挀攀 㠀㠀㌀⸀ 倀漀瀀攀氀
Exhibition| 2017
TREAD SOFTLY
The City, Migration, and Memory deals with migratory and migration memories in and of the city. The exhibits came into being as individual research projects in a seminar on German migration history at Bard College Berlin. The installation embedded these exhibits. Responding to the challenge of finding transitory, adaptable, disappearing and reappearing architectures, it seeks neither to master nor to serve the individual embedded pieces, but to enter a dialogue with them.
LOCATION_ The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna SUPERVISOR_ prof. Michelle Howard COLLABORATION_ Clarissa Lim, Clara Fung, Aya Kurz, Duha Telme, Bard College Students
Exhibtion | 2016
THE IMPOSSIBLE ORDER
Exhibition attempts to tread softly by exploring new approaches to migration history, memory and experience in Germany. It does so in a post-migrant educational context where the students’ migrant background is the norm rather than the exception. The concept employed means and materials which have been either loaned, given or recycled, itself proposing an important alternative to consumerist methodology. The interior of The Berlin Wall Memorial had been transformed into archipelago of cardboard structures working as an self-standing elements. Each of them embeded works of Bard college students in different media and scale.
LOCATION_ The Berlin Wall Memorial SUPERVISOR_ prof. Michelle Howard COLLABORATION_ Clarissa Lim, Clara Fung, Aya Kurz, Duha Telme, Bard College Students
Exhibition | 2016
ALTWASSER _ SUDETENLAND
LOCATION_ The Gallery of Architecture | Brno | CZ SUPERVISOR_ prof. Jan Mlecka COLLABORATION_ Martin Valicek, Lenka Levickova, Maria Muskova, Paula Zavacka, Kristína Uhrová, Jan Urbasek, Petra Sebova
The exhibition was based on 5 months of research about Sudetenland - border areas of Czech Republic where lived 3 milion of German inhabitants. After WWII. the ancestors where displaced and the areas remained empty. Newcomers did not respect the land quality and local history what had tremendous influence on social, environmental and land-
There is a frozen land in the heart of Europe. In the past it was a prosperous region, home to 3 milion people. Paralyzed by expulsion. Today it offers forgotten potential. -Sudetenland-
Czech Republic
The aim of the research was to observe the natural potential of the landscape and propose the concept for “defrozing” the country. Post-industrial areas, water, forest and pastureland, displaced villages and towns, which have survived, even former education centre of Europe. The wide - range of nature environments offer the possibility of research in energy and other types of topics.
Exhibition | 2016
ALTWASSER _ WIND TURBINE 2.0
LOCATION_ The Gallery of Architecture | Brno | CZ SUPERVISOR_ prof. Jan Mlecka COLLABORATION_ Martin Valicek, Lenka Levickova, Maria Muskova, Paula Zavacka, KristĂna UhrovĂĄ, Jan Urbasek, Petra Sebova
My response to the concept of the exhibition was a flying wind turbine. Helium filled construction fly above the existing landscape without any support column. In the area of Sudetenland is very efficent to use wind turbines for its unique wind condition. This fictional proposal should provoke a discussion of use the renewable energy sources across the country. Czech Republic is in the very end in using natural sources to gain energy. The result of detailed study and specific research of Libava area within the border area of Czech Republic were thediscovery - the most effective renewable energy source of current areas is wind energy in terms of its huge potential (wind map CZ). The majority of areas of our interest are highly sustainable for wind power plants and their effectivity would be extremly bearable not only in relationship to border area of Czech Republic but also in Europe in general. The Aim of the project was to offer the elimination of impact on nature and landscape, increase power of the wind turbine and offer alternative to current, heavy constructed turbines. Light, hellium filled structure is transmiting produced energy via laser. A high attitude floating power plant filled with helium has two rotors instead of one, the lenght is about 400m, the operation height is about 500m (can be adjusted due to wind conditions).
250m 170m
1990 3MW
2010 8MW
2020 16MW
Fashion show| 2015
THE CLOTH
LOCATION_ Contemporary Art Platform | Brno | CZ COLLABORATION_ Tereza Dvorakova
The proposed model was a part of fahsion performance for Prototyp Venue in Brno, reflecting the topic of she show body & space & light. PVC tubes filled with a coloured liquid was used as a significant element of the model. There was no concept behind the work. Only pure experimentation with materials, material liquidity/solidity/transparency, binding techniques, colours, light, wearables.
Exhibition | 2015
79 104 STEPS
LOCATION_ Palace for artist Pokoje | Prague COLLABORATION_ Lenka Levickova, Maria muskova, Marek Svoboda, Martin Valicek, Petra Sebova, Jan Mlecka
25 000 german inhabitants were moved out from Brno in the evening the 30th of May 1945. During the March of Death towards Vienna, 1690 humans died due to exhaustion and inhumane treatment, the majority of them in a detention camp in Pohorelice. Authentic soil has been brought from the Memorial in Pohorelice and refers to humanity. Just keep silence and follow them. Overcoming of Physical boundaries and the Boundaries of the the mind. Space, the smell of soil, silence, step, step, step, step.....
During the opening hours of the gallery there was always a human being walking on soil from cemetery. Steps, Steps, Steps...
steps steps steps steps
....the soil after 14days
Exhibition + performance | 2015
THE AMBIGUITY OF PEANUT
2 9 t h o f S e p t e mb e r 2 0 1 5 5 p m
G a l e r i e M I N I FA VU T BR N O LOCATION_ Gallery Mini | Brno | CZ COLLABORATION_ Marek Svoboda, Maria Muskova, Petra Sebova
The title of the exhibition reflects the ambiguity, sometimes even oddity of everyday moments in UK. The conflict between expectations (the subconsciously created image british culture, lifestyle, standards, icons...) and the reality, daily life stereotype. Involving all senses we represent life experience (9 months student exchage in Brighton) Exhibited objects, activities, sounds (authentic) became the synonym of UK and replaced our idea of what is typical and traditional. We were focused to fulfill visitors all senses and bring taste, sound and flavors of our casual life in UK directly to the gallery.
of Peanut
The Ambiguity