Art has moved to Humpolec!
Zone 8smička in Humpolec aims at blurring out differences between the city centre and the outskirts. The industrial area located half way between Prague and Brno has undertaken a major transformation into a cultural venue which conveys a visitor’s encounter with contemporary art. The Art Zone 8smička has the ambition to create an impetus for creation of a local community in Humpolec, which would also be open to all visitors from the surrounding area and further. 8smička will show 3 curated exhibitions per year accompanied by variety of programmes. 8smička opened in 18 April 2018 and it is administered by 8smička Foundation.
Sound as a Medium
04. 03. – 21. 05. 2023Curators: Jakub Frank & Anežka Chalupová
Artists: Katarzyna Krakowiak‑Bałka, Gerard Lebik, Hannes Hoelzl, Martyna Poznańska, Magdaléna Manderlová, Christian Schröder / Architecture: Matěj Frank
Through the installation works of six artists from Poland, Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic this exhibition explores the ability of sound to alter our environment, transform, effect and shape our space, feelings and attitudes within it. Though an array of materials and architectural interventions the exhibition positions the viewer into a series of acoustic situations. Sound spreads out around us in all directions, intertwining, returning, rebounding, diluting and thickening. In this way sound is no longer something to be merely heard, but becomes a thing in itself. Thanks to its purity, character and volume it becomes a powerful means of expression, a subjective testimony to the current state of the world.