Beata Kolbašovská + Jack Williams
August 15–28, 2021
“Memories of the Present” by Beata Kolbašovská
Tell us about the artwork. What makes it unique?
Our memory is very fragile and we are easily forgotten about important parts of our existence. The artist in the video "Memories of the Present" wants to show and recall the spirit of the time. We start not reading, not seeing, not feeling. Data about our lives are written somewhere in the clouds. Our thoughts and secrets are hidden in the virtual net. It is a visual meditation, a contrast between subtle visual and hypnotizing noise music. Last year was a challenge for everybody, there is a spirit of isolation. The woman's identity remains secret at this time. We feel her existence, but we don't see her face, she is in the wire of her memories. Slow motion of the video ow in innite space. 3D animation shows the subtlety and fragility of the present. The video is inspired by the Baroque and its dramatic lighting in the drapery. Let our imagination grow, feel, dream, hypnotize, but don't forget the Present.
Tell us about yourself. How did you come to be an artist in video/digital media?
I have MFA of the Studio of New media at prof. Anna Tretter. I studied media art at University. My focus is site specific installation, A/V performance, vjing, video mapping, video installation, live acts, video art.
I'm the co-founder of the visual collective Nano vjs, which creates experimental video/3D mapping, live performances and collaborates with contemporary dancers, theaters, performers and musicians. In 2020, I collaborated with a Japanese sound artist on the international project of the UNESCO Creative Cities for Media Arts. I collaborated and exhibited with various artists on several projects from Japan, France, Germany and worldwide.
“Entangled” by Jack Williams
Tell us about the artwork. What makes it unique?
With the rising shift towards virtual communication as opposed to face-to-face interactions, computer- mediated intimacy has become ever more ubiquitous. We have become increasingly entangled within the internet, and now use it to satisfy our need for companionship. As a result we have started to seek out corporeal contact less and less.
How did you come to be an artist in video/digital media?
Jack Williams is a media artist who has been making experimental moving image pieces for over 10 years. His current artistic and academic interests include: contemporary screen culture, authenticity within lm and video, internet culture and experimental writing techniques.
His video work has been shown publicly at art events in Belarus, Colombia, France, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Montenegro, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela and in online exhibitions. His text-based art has been published in a number of print and online journals.