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Parsing the Arbitrary

by Lucia Ott, on Jun 29, 2018 12:31:39 PM

 One of the highlights of a long series of events presenting the versatile projects created within Prague College’s different disciplines was 'Parsing the Arbitrary'. Five students of the MA Fine Art and six students of the MA Future Design programme displayed their results of the last two years and created an ambitious exhibition that staged the outcome of their intense creative process. 

 

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I don’t want to describe every project, as I feel incapable of putting the immense creative effort that the authors went through into a few words. Moreover, the graduates have already describe their main thoughts regarding themselves and their work on the exhibition's web page: www.parsing.cz.  Instead I will try to capture my impressions as one of many viewers:

Entering Bishop’s Court, one of Prague College’s campuses, where I myself studied, I found a completely transformed space. It was obvious to me that the students had spared no effort to stage their work in the most suitable and persuasive way.

The first installation inspired me right away to literally dive into the art. It was a surprising pleasure for all of the senses to touch the plants floating in water, which covered David Cerny’s video installation inside of a wooden box. His work made the visitor feel that the nature which he sees around him should be a partner and team player rather than something to be exploited.

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Contrasting this emotional and very personal art piece, the design projects next to it demonstrated comprehensive research leading to smart solutions for the future.

For example Michal Illek took a look into our consumer culture and created a long-lasting water filter prototype with the aim of reducing environmental pollution. Meanwhile, Laura Kuklova started a participatory design process with children to create „Montey“. This robotic buddy assists children in overcoming pressure from their daily lives by helping with their school routines and social issues.

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Every designer created his or her very own 'island' in order to offer the visitor the most insight possible into their complex topics.

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The second floor of the the campus was transformed from a charmingly chaotic studio into a light-flooded exhibition space. Unlike the first room, here the installations of the different artists created an exciting overall impression together rather than simply functioning as individual parts of the exhibitions. David Cerny and Akshaya Krishnamoorthy’s works were both dominated by the theme of nature and formed a interesting kind of symbiosis with Tommy Jay’s concrete sculptures and the vibrant sound installation by Madeline Grendel.

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 I also got drawn into a similarly intense atmosphere in the basement. Panik Polyviou turned this room into a stage for a captivating performance dealing with paper as a poetic material connected to movement.

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With these various impressions in mind, I now have more inspiration for my own work as a designer. I wish the graduates the best for their future!

Topics:Research & Creative PracticeSchool of Art & Design

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