CRASH | Debate | Sebastien Noel (Troika) and Dušan Zahoranský ⬩ Poetics of Encryption

Galerie Rudolfinum in cooperation with Goethe-Institut invite you to

 

CRASH × Poetics of EncryptionDebate on the intersections of artistic practice and exhibition themes

April 2, 6 pm, Galerie Rudolfinum
free admission

 

Guests: Sebastien Noel (Troika) and Dušan Zahoranský
Moderated by Václav Janoščík

The debate will be held in English

 

CRASH moderated debates with the international and Czech artists exhibiting in Poetics of Encryption offer an opportunity to see their artistic practice in the context of the exhibition and its themes. Invited artists, along with moderators from the field of art theory, bring perspectives and connections that are essential for conducting any debate and for developing critical thinking about technology and its encryption.

 

CRASH debate on April 2 at 6 pm at Galerie Rudolfinum will be preceded by CRASH debate on March 26 at 6 pm at Goethe-Institut. Want to discover more about the exhibition at Galerie Rudolfinum? Join the guided tour in Czech language on March 27 at 6 pm or the guided tour in English language on April 17 at 6 pm. Admission to all events is free.

 

 

Guests

 

Sebastien Noel (Troika)

Troika is a Franco-German contemporary art group formed by Eva Rucki (b. 1976, DE), Conny Freyer (b. 1976, DE), and Sebastien Noel (b. 1977, FR) in 2003. Their multidisciplinary work contemplates humanity’s experiences and attitudes toward new technologies and how these transform our understanding and relationships to nature, each other, and the wider world. Their artworks broach themes that include artificial intelligence, algorithmic data, forms of life, and virtual and physical representation systems. Their practice is often based on research and explores systems of knowledge in the fields of natural philosophy and the history of technology. Troika’swork is part of the permanent collections of M+, Hong Kong; the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; The Art Institute of Chicago; MoMA, New York; Jumex Collection, Mexico City; the Israel Museum, Jerusalem; and Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris. Eva Rucki, Conny Freyer, and Sebastien Noel live and work in London.

 

Exhibited artwork:

I Woke Up to Find Myself Scattered across Continents (Hong Kong), 2023
Fused deposition model, lacquer
84 × 46 × 84 cm
Courtesy of the Saint Laurent collection

 

 

Dušan Zahoranský

Dušan Zahoranský (1972, CZ) is a sculptor and teacher. His education and creative beginnings come from the Slovak context, but since 2003 he has been active on the Czech art scene. In his artistic work he pursues strategies that change the usual perception of the image. He has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in renowned domestic and international institutions, such as Kunstlerhaus in Vienna, Donumenta in Regensburg, Biennale of Photography in Liége, Belgium. Since 2015 he has been teaching at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. His work combines purely material and almost sculptural object and installation art with conceptual gestures. Already in his earlier works he was able to interestingly combine spatial installations with video, as seen, for example, in his work 300 000 000 years (1999).

 

Exhibited artwork:

Mirek and Kateřina, all possible 65535 graphical variations of the alarm-clock font, 2019
Serigraphy, black marker on silk print
Dimensions variable
Courtesy of the artist