Passage Through the Space / Papierový vesmír: O vizualite československého sci-fi zinu

We invite you to the accompanying event to the ongoing exhibition Passage Through the Space.

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The commented tour with the curator Svetlana Malinová will be complemented by a lecture by Ján Kralovič Paper Universe about visuality of the Czechoslovak sci-fi zine. The lecture will introduce you to the fandom of the 80s and its functioning in socialist Czechoslovakia using the example of a number of amateur sci-fi clubs. Their self-published magazines, anthologies and zines often featured original covers, original typography and innovative illustrations. We will focus on their anonymous or well-known manuscripts.

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We start at 6 p.m.

Commented tour and lecture will take place in Slovak.
Světlana Malinová
Opening: September 12, 2024, 6-9 p.m.
Duration of the exhibition: September 13 – December 6 2024
Open every Wednesday and Friday, 13-18.
The Július Koller Society, Račianska 78, Bratislava 831 02


The realization of the lecture was supported in the form of a scholarship by the Fund for support of art (project: 24 – 341 – 02050: Images of unknown worlds. Science fiction and the cosmos in Slovak illustration and book design of the 60s-80s. way through the forgotten (non)places of Eastern Europe. the session will also include a lecture by Ján Kralovič on the visuality of Czechoslovak science fiction zines. It will introduce you to the fandom of the 1980s and its activities in socialist Czechoslovakia, using examples of the many amateur science fiction clubs. Their self-published magazines, anthologies and zines often featured original covers, typography and innovative illustrations. Whether anonymous or well-known, we will discuss their style, motives and influence.

Starting at 6pm.
The guided tour and lecture will be in Slovak.

Passage Through the Space
Exhibiting artists: Filip Láb & Bára Mrázková, Yana Kononova
Curator: Světlana Malinová
Opening: Sept 12, 2024, 6-9pm< br/>Sept 13 - Dec 6, 2024
Open every Wednesday and Friday, 13-18.
The Július Koller Society, Račianska 78, Bratislava 831 02

The realization of the lecture was supported by a grant from the Art Support Fund (project: 24 - 341 - 02050: Images of Unknown Worlds. Science Fiction and Cosmos in Slovak Illustration and Book Design of the 60-80s of the 20th Century.

Visual by Lubica Segecova Studio