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Tomáš Roček: Paralelní historie rostlin
Tomáš Roček: Parallel history of plants
Event by: úl, Artbiom.cz, Vitríny Artbiom, PozorUmění
Location: Frýdlantská 1351/26, Frýdlantská 26, Praha 8
Talks & discussions, Exhibitions
About event
✏️🗓️Opening 23.1. 2025 from 18.00
✨Curator Tereza Nováková
🌀The exhibition will last until 30/03/2025
👀We invite you to the opening of the first exhibition in the new year! 👀
The exhibition of the multidisciplinary artist, musician, writer and performer Tomáš Roček opens the new exhibition year in the offspace gallery Vitríny Artbiom. This year, we want to focus more on those who live here, work and occupy the space with us, and all this in an inter-species, inter-gender, inter-generational, inter-disciplinary concept.
it had no chance to exist.
Parallel history of plants (and animals) is a "discipline" that deals with such subtle losses, nostalgias and general "missings". Most of the time we don't even notice these, but in summer, while walking around the river, we suddenly think that something is missing in the grass. We bend closer and see that there are no tiny blue mushrooms called porcupines (one of the favorite parallel species). We look up worriedly and see that the bark of a nearby ash tree is not covered with lichen with red tongues - there is absolutely nothing on it. And it would be possible to continue.
The loss is not complete. We are not even sure if this is a loss in the true sense of the word. We lament that something didn't happen, that we didn't survive. But we don't do it in general. We remember the care we gave to the wet leaves of unknown plants, we imagine how we pollinate the flowers again and dry the light stems. Longing is more present the more we try to suppress it. A burning house in a meadow reminds us of orange lizards from afar, photos of Tasmanian tigers remind us of their possible relatives.
Thursday's meeting of anonymous mourners lifts our spirits. We finally don't feel alone. Stories of unrealized possibilities bring tears to our eyes, and we know that what is possible is suddenly necessary.
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👩🏻 🍳 Parallel cuisine of Jagoda Dobecké:
Jagoda will prepare a tasting of parallel plants and species (vegan) for the opening.
Dj Vmlze will play at the opening and we will read several texts related to parallel plants.
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Tomáš Roček is a multimedia artist and writer. Her work focuses on working with people and exploring the physical and philosophical aspects of trauma, sustainability and storytelling. In 2018 he graduated from FAMU (Centre for Audiovisual Studies) and in 2015 from the Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Prague. He is the founder and director of the TRSY International Landscape Festival (2016–2020) and the author of the poetry collection It's Raining in Toronto, published by Malvern in 2021.
His works have been presented in solo and group exhibitions, including BWA Wrocław (2024), Archa Theater (Prague, 2024), GHMP (Prague Capital Gallery, 2023), Pragovka Gallery (Prague, 2021) and Petrohradská Kolektiv (Prague, 2020).
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ENG:
✏️🗓️ Opening: January 23, 2025, at 6:00 PM
✨Curator: Tereza Nováková
🌀The exhibition will run until March 30, 2025
👀 We invite you to the opening of the first exhibition of the new year! 👀
The exhibition by multidisciplinary artist, musician, writer, and performer Tomáš Roček kicks off the new exhibition season at the offspace gallery *Vitríny Artbiom*. This year, we aim to focus more on those who live, work, and share the space with us, embracing an interspecies, intergender, intergenerational, and interdisciplinary perspective.
Annotation:
Parallel Histories of Plants / Tomáš Roček
Just as it is possible for us to miss siblings we never had, it is also possible for us to miss plants and animals that we never had the chance to meet or that never had the opportunity to exist
The parallel history of plants (and animals) is a "discipline" that deals with such subtle losses, nostalgias, and generally "longings." Most of the time, we don't even notice them, but in the summer, when walking by the river, we suddenly feel that something is missing in the grass. We bend down closer and see that the tiny blue mushrooms called *molluscs* (one of our favorite parallel species) are not there. We look up in concern and see that the bark of the nearby ash tree is not covered with the lichen with red tongues—there is absolutely nothing on it. And one could continue.
The loss is not complete. We aren't even sure if it is truly a loss in the full sense of the word. We long for what didn't happen, what we didn't experience. But we don't do this in any general way. We recall the care we gave to the damp leaves of unknown plants, imagining once more how we would pollinate flowers and dry the delicate stems. The longing becomes more present the more we try to suppress it. A burning house on the meadow reminds us from a distance of orange lizards, and photographs of Tasmanian tigers remind us of their possible relatives.
Thursday meetings of anonymous mourners lift our spirits. We no longer feel alone. Stories of unrealized possibilities bring tears to our eyes, and we know that what is possible is suddenly also necessary.
Parallel Kitchen by Jagoda Dobecká
Jagoda will prepare a tasting of parallel plants and species (vegan) for the vernissage.
At the vernissage, DJ Vmlze will play, and we will read several texts related to parallel plants.
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Tomáš Roček is a multimedia artist and writer. His work focuses on collaborating with people and exploring the physical and philosophical aspects of trauma, sustainability, and storytelling. He graduated in 2018 from the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU), specializing in the Center for Audiovisual Studies, and in 2015 from the Faculty of Arts at Charles University in Prague. He is the founder and director of the International Landscape Festival TRSY (2016–2020) and the author of the poetry collection *V Torontu prší* (It's Raining in Toronto), published by Malvern in 2021.
His works have been presented at solo and group exhibitions, including at BWA Wrocław (2024), Divadlo Archa (Prague, 2024), GHMP (Gallery of the City of Prague, 2023), Pragovka Gallery (Prague, 2021), and Petrohradská Kolektiv (Prague, 2020)
✨Curator Tereza Nováková
🌀The exhibition will last until 30/03/2025
👀We invite you to the opening of the first exhibition in the new year! 👀
The exhibition of the multidisciplinary artist, musician, writer and performer Tomáš Roček opens the new exhibition year in the offspace gallery Vitríny Artbiom. This year, we want to focus more on those who live here, work and occupy the space with us, and all this in an inter-species, inter-gender, inter-generational, inter-disciplinary concept.
it had no chance to exist.
Parallel history of plants (and animals) is a "discipline" that deals with such subtle losses, nostalgias and general "missings". Most of the time we don't even notice these, but in summer, while walking around the river, we suddenly think that something is missing in the grass. We bend closer and see that there are no tiny blue mushrooms called porcupines (one of the favorite parallel species). We look up worriedly and see that the bark of a nearby ash tree is not covered with lichen with red tongues - there is absolutely nothing on it. And it would be possible to continue.
The loss is not complete. We are not even sure if this is a loss in the true sense of the word. We lament that something didn't happen, that we didn't survive. But we don't do it in general. We remember the care we gave to the wet leaves of unknown plants, we imagine how we pollinate the flowers again and dry the light stems. Longing is more present the more we try to suppress it. A burning house in a meadow reminds us of orange lizards from afar, photos of Tasmanian tigers remind us of their possible relatives.
Thursday's meeting of anonymous mourners lifts our spirits. We finally don't feel alone. Stories of unrealized possibilities bring tears to our eyes, and we know that what is possible is suddenly necessary.
----------------- -------------------------------------------
👩🏻 🍳 Parallel cuisine of Jagoda Dobecké:
Jagoda will prepare a tasting of parallel plants and species (vegan) for the opening.
Dj Vmlze will play at the opening and we will read several texts related to parallel plants.
------------------------ ------------------------------------
Tomáš Roček is a multimedia artist and writer. Her work focuses on working with people and exploring the physical and philosophical aspects of trauma, sustainability and storytelling. In 2018 he graduated from FAMU (Centre for Audiovisual Studies) and in 2015 from the Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Prague. He is the founder and director of the TRSY International Landscape Festival (2016–2020) and the author of the poetry collection It's Raining in Toronto, published by Malvern in 2021.
His works have been presented in solo and group exhibitions, including BWA Wrocław (2024), Archa Theater (Prague, 2024), GHMP (Prague Capital Gallery, 2023), Pragovka Gallery (Prague, 2021) and Petrohradská Kolektiv (Prague, 2020).
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ENG:
✏️🗓️ Opening: January 23, 2025, at 6:00 PM
✨Curator: Tereza Nováková
🌀The exhibition will run until March 30, 2025
👀 We invite you to the opening of the first exhibition of the new year! 👀
The exhibition by multidisciplinary artist, musician, writer, and performer Tomáš Roček kicks off the new exhibition season at the offspace gallery *Vitríny Artbiom*. This year, we aim to focus more on those who live, work, and share the space with us, embracing an interspecies, intergender, intergenerational, and interdisciplinary perspective.
Annotation:
Parallel Histories of Plants / Tomáš Roček
Just as it is possible for us to miss siblings we never had, it is also possible for us to miss plants and animals that we never had the chance to meet or that never had the opportunity to exist
The parallel history of plants (and animals) is a "discipline" that deals with such subtle losses, nostalgias, and generally "longings." Most of the time, we don't even notice them, but in the summer, when walking by the river, we suddenly feel that something is missing in the grass. We bend down closer and see that the tiny blue mushrooms called *molluscs* (one of our favorite parallel species) are not there. We look up in concern and see that the bark of the nearby ash tree is not covered with the lichen with red tongues—there is absolutely nothing on it. And one could continue.
The loss is not complete. We aren't even sure if it is truly a loss in the full sense of the word. We long for what didn't happen, what we didn't experience. But we don't do this in any general way. We recall the care we gave to the damp leaves of unknown plants, imagining once more how we would pollinate flowers and dry the delicate stems. The longing becomes more present the more we try to suppress it. A burning house on the meadow reminds us from a distance of orange lizards, and photographs of Tasmanian tigers remind us of their possible relatives.
Thursday meetings of anonymous mourners lift our spirits. We no longer feel alone. Stories of unrealized possibilities bring tears to our eyes, and we know that what is possible is suddenly also necessary.
Parallel Kitchen by Jagoda Dobecká
Jagoda will prepare a tasting of parallel plants and species (vegan) for the vernissage.
At the vernissage, DJ Vmlze will play, and we will read several texts related to parallel plants.
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Tomáš Roček is a multimedia artist and writer. His work focuses on collaborating with people and exploring the physical and philosophical aspects of trauma, sustainability, and storytelling. He graduated in 2018 from the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU), specializing in the Center for Audiovisual Studies, and in 2015 from the Faculty of Arts at Charles University in Prague. He is the founder and director of the International Landscape Festival TRSY (2016–2020) and the author of the poetry collection *V Torontu prší* (It's Raining in Toronto), published by Malvern in 2021.
His works have been presented at solo and group exhibitions, including at BWA Wrocław (2024), Divadlo Archa (Prague, 2024), GHMP (Gallery of the City of Prague, 2023), Pragovka Gallery (Prague, 2021), and Petrohradská Kolektiv (Prague, 2020)