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Anna Černíková: ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ɪɴ ɢʀᴇᴀꜱᴇ, ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ʀᴜɴɴɪɴɢ
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Anna Černíková: ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ɪɴ ɢʀᴇᴀꜱᴇ, ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ʀᴜɴɴɪɴɢ
14. 5 – 27 June 2026
Opening: 13/05/2026, 18:00
Curator: Nela Klajbanová
The first solo exhibition of the artist Anna Černíková Covered in Grease, Still Running develops the idea of the body as a machine that can be repaired, tuned and rewritten. The new audiovisual works work with motifs of diverse work and maintenance, which turn into a metaphor for trying to repair not only things, but also the present and one's own identity. Figures maintaining both mechanical and digital systems reveal the cyclicality and inexhaustibility of these processes, while the repetitive activity opens up a space for dreaming. The loop becomes the basic structure of experience, blurring the line between body, instrument and image, opening up the question of whether reality and identity can really be fixed, or whether we are merely keeping them going. Maintenance thus appears not only as a necessity, but also as a symptom of a system that produces its own malfunctions.
The project is implemented with the financial support of the capital city of Prague and the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.
Curator / Curated by: Nela Klajbanová
Production / Production managers: Tereza Vinklárková, Sára Märc
Technical support / Technical support: Jan Bražina, Samuel Stano
Graphics / Graphic design: Nela Klímová
Photodocumentation / Photodocumentation: Jan Kolský
(((eng)))
The first solo exhibition by Anna Černíková, Covered in Grease, Still Running, develops the idea of the body as a machine that can be repaired, adjusted, and rewritten. The new audiovisual works draw on motifs of various forms of labor and maintenance, which become a metaphor for attempts to repair not only things, but also the present and identity. Figures maintaining mechanical and digital systems reveal the cyclical and never-ending nature of these processes, while within repetitive activity a space for dreaming begins to emerge. The loop becomes a fundamental structure of experience, in which the boundary between body, tool, and image dissolves, raising the question of whether reality and identity can truly be repaired, or merely kept in operation. Maintenance thus appears not only as a necessity, but also as a symptom of a system that produces its own failures.
The project is supported by the City of Prague, Prague 2 District, and the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.
14. 5 – 27 June 2026
Opening: 13/05/2026, 18:00
Curator: Nela Klajbanová
The first solo exhibition of the artist Anna Černíková Covered in Grease, Still Running develops the idea of the body as a machine that can be repaired, tuned and rewritten. The new audiovisual works work with motifs of diverse work and maintenance, which turn into a metaphor for trying to repair not only things, but also the present and one's own identity. Figures maintaining both mechanical and digital systems reveal the cyclicality and inexhaustibility of these processes, while the repetitive activity opens up a space for dreaming. The loop becomes the basic structure of experience, blurring the line between body, instrument and image, opening up the question of whether reality and identity can really be fixed, or whether we are merely keeping them going. Maintenance thus appears not only as a necessity, but also as a symptom of a system that produces its own malfunctions.
The project is implemented with the financial support of the capital city of Prague and the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.
Curator / Curated by: Nela Klajbanová
Production / Production managers: Tereza Vinklárková, Sára Märc
Technical support / Technical support: Jan Bražina, Samuel Stano
Graphics / Graphic design: Nela Klímová
Photodocumentation / Photodocumentation: Jan Kolský
(((eng)))
The first solo exhibition by Anna Černíková, Covered in Grease, Still Running, develops the idea of the body as a machine that can be repaired, adjusted, and rewritten. The new audiovisual works draw on motifs of various forms of labor and maintenance, which become a metaphor for attempts to repair not only things, but also the present and identity. Figures maintaining mechanical and digital systems reveal the cyclical and never-ending nature of these processes, while within repetitive activity a space for dreaming begins to emerge. The loop becomes a fundamental structure of experience, in which the boundary between body, tool, and image dissolves, raising the question of whether reality and identity can truly be repaired, or merely kept in operation. Maintenance thus appears not only as a necessity, but also as a symptom of a system that produces its own failures.
The project is supported by the City of Prague, Prague 2 District, and the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.