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Re:index intermedia

akjetam — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 07:57:26 +0000

Re:index is an intermedia project at the crossroads between sound and object installations linked with contemporary dance, fine arts, intervention into the public space and institutional criticism, IT and an interactive game for the spectator.

It processes the phenomenon of the virtually perceived world – the real one, by using interactive storytelling, comprehending the ideology of the place through the language of contemporary art, semiotics and social paradigms. The project uncovers motives of a perceiving individual subject – as a mythical entity in a collective situation, and dramatically re/constructs possible and expectable situations on which it uncovers local social-historical relations of the place as well as current and speculative conditions of the existence of the non/place, modern rituals and infra/structures, in which the subject finds itself at the given moment.

Simply said, it is a paraphrase of a computer game, an open world story, where the spectator becomes the player in the real world, the structure and universal significance of which he/she process through a filter of current artistic and cultural considerations offering it to new experiences, movement, discovery of new senses, reflections and connectivity of networks around us. The project is focused on an expert or an amateur spectator, children, students or teachers. The aim is to create and introduce an interdisciplinary play, as a universally transferable and complete installation lasting several hours that highlights the interaction between the spectator and the environment (passive as well as active).

The premiere of the project:
07/05/2021 | Friday | 12:00 – 21:00 | Trenčín | surroundings of the Miloš Alexander Bazovský Gallery, Palackého 27
+ online stream at www.trakt.sk/re-index

More information will be added.

The project was funded by Slovak Arts Council from public resources. The project was supported by a grant for cultural events in the city of Trenčín. Thank you.

Translation: Karin Mikossiová

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Film square 2020 in Trencin

akjetam — Sun, 30 Aug 2020 10:06:28 +0000

In the period from 20.8. – On August 23, 2020, a big film happening will take place in Trenčín on Mierovo náměstí and its adjacent streets and businesses (ArtKino Metro Trenčín, Cafe Sladkovič, Paddock, Blok Bar). More than 30 films from all over the world, a large OPEN AIR cinema on Mierovo náměstí, film premieres, guests, the best films of the Áčko festival, musical performances, DJs, mapping, themed parties.

TRAKT is preparing the implementation of a repeat of a project from 2018 called Overlaps of videomapping. Specific videomapping was created and prepared by Veronika Šmírová, Adam Daniš, Lukáš Matejka, Pavol Soukal, Ľubomír Slovinský in collaboration with Štefan Oliš.

Where do you have the opportunity to look at it? On the facade of the Piarist Church. When? August 21, 2020 after dark.

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Taste W.

akjetam — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 18:30:08 +0000

The combination of the word “tasting” and the letter “V” in the title of the exhibition is intended to indicate that it is a wine tasting on which the entire work of Lukáš Matejka and Štefan Oliš is based. The work itself consists of happening – classic wine tasting. The work responds directly to the functioning of openings and similar events – to elitism in art. Why do people go to the opening? The vernissage is the grand opening of the exhibition, which is usually associated with an art program and refreshments. In these circumstances, people hear the opening speech. Then they are happy to engage in discussions with friends and refreshments already mentioned… The exhibition itself and art often fall into the background. So why wouldn’t wine tasting alone be art?

November 19, 2019, 17:00, M. A. Bazovský Gallery, Trenčín

“Tasting V” consists of a short event, a classic wine tasting in the gallery space. It is a public evaluation of wine made available to the general public. Appropriation or appropriation of the event – wine tasting as an artistic activity. The staged event reconstructs real, live tasting in real time and space and in direct interaction with visitors to the Trenčín M. A. Bazovský Gallery.

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Gepark on Galota fest

akjetam — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 16:20:39 +0000

Project Gepark by Lukáš Matejka and Štefan Oliš from TRAKT group was firstly introduced on Galota festival in August 2016. It combines concentration, balance and harmony during exercising on the special Gepark logs. Slovak music producer Jarduuzzu added a music background, which inspired participants to great performance. The highlight was dancing improvization on Gepark logs by dancers from Human Art Space. Besides Gepark there were others artist and performers in the Art zone during Galota festival (Martin Kochan, Tomáš Beňadik & Ivana Pavlíčková, Vililam Slaminka, Kristína Novosadová, Kvetoslava Bobáková, Chrisian Frank, Lucia Kordačová,Marek Stuller, Žovinec Bros.), who helped to bring visitors much new experience.

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Taste W.

akjetam — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 16:20:39 +0000

The connection of the word „ochutnávka“ („taste“) and letter „V“ in the title of the exhibition suggest wine tasting, to which is all concept based. Classic wine tasting become art peace. Also work react very strightly on process of openings of art shows and elitism in the art.

Why do people go to the opening? Vernisage means festive opening of the exhibition. The word is associated with art show and refection. Visitors hear curator speach, they discuss between each other with pleasure and then they observe refection. The exhibition and art falls into the background. Why tasting of wines could not be art itself?

„Ochutnávka V“ is based on short event. Classic wine tasting – wine evaluation opened for public. Event is appropriated by degustation – wine tasting as artistic activity. Staged occasion reconstructed live tasting in real time and space, in direct interaction with visitors. Happening „Ochutnávka“ become opportunity for discussion, improvisation and unpredictable. It is up to the spectator himself how to judge the work which escape all conventions of galleries.

The art show is critique of elitism in art. Simultaneously it is reflection of society focused on shallow values. The whole event will run as general wine tasting event – tasters and visitors become part of the work. They will taste five tastes of wine. We are focused on laymans. Taste of wine will be the most expected sensorial atribute. Layman , in contrast with Professional wine taster, may just state „ I like“ or „ I do not like“ at the moment.

Record of the happening will screen documentation of evening for spectators in future visit. Everything what was part of happening should remain in place as visitors – tasters left. But hard – working cleaners of Nitra Gallery took care of opposite.

Artist: Lukáš Matejka a Štefan Oliš
Curator: Matúš Chrást
Place: Nitra gallery

www.nitrianskagaleria.sk

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In the process, Prievidza

akjetam — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 16:20:39 +0000

There is a path that precedes the creation of a single art. Mostly, this process is called formation or creation process. It is an activity of artists, creators, reaching some goal. The result is an art as such, in any form or format. The process of creation is an integral part of the work. Despite of this fact the concept of this exhibition called “The process” aims to separate the process of creating of the output.

The reason for this separation is simple – to draw attention to process creation, the artist’s path to the goal. Artworks attention is attaching to automatically and continuously, the process of creation is often somewhere in the background, or is mediated only through a kind of story of the work. Therefore it draws attention primarily to control the outcome. Many times the way of creation of the art is as least fascinating as the work itself and in some cases it is even way more important than the work, the outcome itself. Visual artist love his work, his path, process of creation, drafting ideas. For the artist, the creating process is very important.

The concept of the exhibition focuses on the process of formation and attention refers to the process of creation. The exhibition was composed of photos, videos, objects, artifacts, notes. It is a form of documentation as appealing as some form. Selection is trying to take the viewer visually and content. Mostly, the documentation was remained in the background, unknown for the audience, remains forever only in the form of legends. Another aspect involved in the process is the rawness of the record. As the attention relates primarily to the result of the art, the creation process is being rarely documented. If yes, it is usually very authentic without any further effects interference and very authentic.
The exhibition called “in process” offers a different perspective to the way of creating art and it tries to be separated from the authentic video performance record.

Exhibiting authors:
Zoltán Agócs, Lukas Matejka, Dasha Klapitová, Stephen Olis, Elizabeth Harry Gavendová, Samuel Ondrejka, Ondrej Vozárik, Marek Galbavý, Gabriela Zigová

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Art Eco – Creative recycling

akjetam — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 16:20:39 +0000

The members of TRAKT in the composition of Lukáš Matejka, Mirka Majorošová, Štefan Oliš and Katarína Vidová participated in the European project “Youth in Action” (within Slovindia Association) called Art Eco – Creative recycling. The workshop took place in Rodowo, Poland, with public intervention in Olsztyn, Poland, with the participation of participating countries Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Spain, Italy and home Poland.

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PerformAction

akjetam — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 16:20:39 +0000

PERFORM ACTION – Minifest of the Action art and performances in Banská Bystrica (Slovak National Uprising Square and Cinema “Star”) happened on May 19th, 2010. Students of the Department of Intermedia and Digital Media – FFA – Academy of Arts participated on this project. We could put this event under a certain form of happening when one day the streets literally were dominated by students from FFA in Banská Bystrica. Their actions disrupted the stereotype of a typical day in the town. There were produced many performances, very good at quality, which solved current issues and deeper topics too. They weren’t mean like the first shocked action, but most works had quite deep sophisticated concept. Nevertheless, messages could be relatively easy to identify, which certainly appreciated the audience in a public space thus residents of the city.

Organizer: Platform DigiVAF (ex).
Co-organizer: TRAKT.

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