It has been more than ten years since Czech photography was last represented at the world famous Paris Photo. It is our pleasure to announce the Fotograf Contemporary was selected by the expert committee of the prestigious fair to exhibit the best of its offer in collaboration with Sonia Voss, curator of the Voices sector.
Fotograf Contemporary will present three important female artists who are among the most prominent personalities of contemporary Czech photography. The main focus will be on the work of Libuše Jarcovjáková. Her work is fascinating not only in terms of her personal story and her ability to reflect herself through photography throughout her life, but also because of her long-standing interest in the lives of marginalised communities such as the LGBTQ+, Vietnamese and Roma communities in the Czech Republic.
The visual counterpart will be a conceptual work by Markéta Othová. This artist reveals her perception through the apparatus in a completely unique way, in which the fragility and ambiguity of things around us creates new meanings, which are then emphasised in the end by a deliberately minimalist installation. The next part consists of the latest project by artist Aleksandra Vajd, who incorporates geometric shapes or everyday objects into new compositions in a unique, yet thoughtful and highly aesthetic way.
It has been more than ten years since Czech photography last participated with a stand at Paris Photo. Fotograf Contemporary Gallery was selected by the expert committee of the prestigious fair to present the best of its portfolio.
And who has represented Czech photography at Paris Photo so far? In the past it was Leica Gallery Prague with works by Václav Jirásek, Ivan Pinkava, Ton Stan, Jiří Hanke, etc., or the hunt kastner gallery with works by Viktor Kopasz, Alena Kotzmannová and Jiří Thýn.
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Markéta Kinterová
The project is supported by the Ministry of Culture Czech Republic, Czech Recovery Plan and the European Union.
