Linda Čihařová
Linda Čihařová has born on 2.7.1982 in Prague, where she is also living and working. She graduated at the University of Art, Archuitecture and design in Prague and also experienced film studies on FAMU in Prague, University of New Mexico in Albuquerque and Academy Beeldene Kunste in Maastricht, Netherlands.
Although Linda Čihařová is in a way an multi-instrumentalist of new media, almost all her projects have base in land art and concept art. Unifying element and main inspiration source she almost always finds in landscape, nature and a point of reflection of a human energy on it. Her works are a special kind of language, used for communication between humans and the Earth.
Artists statement:
In my work, I am trying to transfer the way I see things. The smallest parts of the nature, the invisible creatures whispering words of survival or just having their own lives, where humans are not that much important. The very theme I found interesting is the place where we meet with the nature. How we react to our surrounding and how it reacts to us. How the way of our perception created the environment we are now surrounded by? My aim is not to scientifically understand the system of living beings, but to feel them and pass this emotional information on.
My works are mostly related to environment, natural powers, scientific studies or systems. Applying one system on the other helps me to find interesting features and new points of view.
Born: 2.7.1982 in Prague, Czech republic
Education:
2002 – 2008 : Academy of Art, architecture and design Prague
1998 – 2002 : Art school of Václav Hollar
Interships:
2009 – Stipendium course in the Centre of Egon Schiele in Český Krumlov
2007 – Academy Beeldene Kunste Maastrichtt
2005 – Film and TV Faculty Prague
2005 – University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Solo exhibitions:
2011 – „Migromat“, Gallery Vernon projekt, Prague
2010 – „Terestrialisti“,Golem club, Prague
2010 – „Trips under the ground“, galerie Greisen, Prague
2009 – „Neverlands“, galerie (A)VOID, Prague
Selected group exhibitions and screenings:
2012– „Roppongi Art Night“, Roppongi Hills Centre, Tokio, JAP
2012– „Art of recycling“, Art Gallery for Children, CZ
2012– „Magical Landscape | One Point of View“, Liberec Regional Gallery, CZ
2012 – „From Different Corners“, Gallery Bart kunst in Nijmegen and Amsterdam, NL
2011 – „Pátý přes devátý“, Trafačka, Prague, CZ
2011 – „VIII. International Biennale of Contemporary Art in Firenze“, IT
2011 – „Nanopolis“, New Scene of National Theatre, Prague, CZ
2011 – „AMBER“ festival – Datacity, Istambul, Turkey
2011 – „Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid“, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, DE
2011 – „Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid“, Cine Doré , Madrid, ES
2011 – „Zoom In Scapes“ part of GAMA project , Chemical-Technological Faculty of Pardubice. CZ
2011 – „ENTER multimediale 2011“, National technical library , Prague, CZ
2011 – „From different corners“, Gallery Arteversum, Düsseldorf, DE
2010 – „Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid“, Centre Pompidou, Paris, FR
2010 – „Sklo vyteklo z prasklé vany“ – experimental documentary performance about Czech glass, CZ
2010 – „Tina B on the road“, Porsche center, Padova, IT
2010 – „Tina B“, Prague, CZ
2010 – „Mikroworld II“, Gallery Nahoře, České Budějovice, CZ
2010 – „Foolish and ingenious“, Gallery of Critics, palace Adria, Prague, CZ
2010 – „Kick the habit“, Czech centre, Vien, AU
2009 – „Photodrawings“, Vernon gallery, Prague, CZ
2009 – „Urban Kiss“, Gallery of Critics, palace Adria, Prague, CZ
2009 – „Messages from the Empire of the middle land“, Gallery Zámecký mlýn, Jindřichův Hradec, CZ
2009 – „ Nanoscope“ galerie Dox, Prague, CZ
2009 – „LandscapeII“, Štenberk monastery, CZ
2009 – „Spans Border“, Trafačka Gallery, Prague, CZ
2008 – “Emokraj“, TINA B, the forms of engagement, CZ
2008 – „Landscape/Walk“ , Lomnice nad Lužnicí, CZ
2008 – „Women´s aspekt“, Hradec Králové, CZ
2008 – “Emokraj”, diploma works exhibition, Academy of arts architecture and design Prague, CZ
2007 – “Streptomyces”, ENTER 3 Multimediale, Academy od science, Prague, CZ
2007 – “Chamber of the world wide web”, Ship of fools, Gallery of Critics, palace Adria, Prague, CZ
2006 – „Making it”, Opening of the Temple of freedom – Trafačka Arena, Prague, CZ
2006 – „HUMORG„ – Gallery of Critics, palace Adria, Prague, CZ
2005 – „Ekosystémy a Počtačové rozbory“, INSCAPE – Gallery of Critics, palace Adria, Prague, CZ
2003 – “Meteor”, New media Cheb, CZ
other:
2011 -nomination for participation at The Sovereign European Art Prize
Collections:
Collection of Egon Schiele Centre in Český Krumlov
projects cooperated with science laboratories:
* Zoom into Scapes – during interspip in Cesky Krumlov – University of South Bohemia (USB) in České Budějovice (laboratory of digital imaging, AS CR , Doc. RNDr. František Weyda, CSc
* Nanoscope, 2009 – cooperation: University of Pardubice, Andrea Kalendová, PhD.
* „Infiltration to Microworld“, 2008 – cooperation: University of South Bohemia (USB) in České Budějovice (laboratory of digital imaging, AS CR , Doc. RNDr. František Weyda, CSc
*Festival Enter, 2007 – cooperation: Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Institute of Microbiology AS CR, Ing. Jiří Vohradský Ph.D.
filmography:
Migromat/2011
Average place/2010
Jízda Emokrajem – Emoland ride/2008-2010
Walkers/2005
Landscape painting/2005
Deathvalonos/2005
videos for theatre:
performance Afrikania of the Image Theatre/2010
performace Sklo vyteklo z prasklé vany/2010-11
video instalation (still or interactive):
Neverlands/2009
Trenimal escape/2008-9
Emokraj/2008
Streptomyces (coworking with: Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Institute of Microbiology, Ing. Jiří Vohradský Ph.D.)/ 2007
Chamber of the world wide web” coworking with Sofia Santos (Portugal)/ 2007
Making it/2006
Vizual genealogy/2004
Urban tent/2003
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