The Fatal Attraction, a solo show by Bety Krňanská works through juxtapositions of pieces of automobiles with fragmented female figures. Krňanská draws inspiration from the cult and controversial film Crash by David Cronenberg. The works explore the intimate and ambivalent relationship between a woman and her own corporeality (“the object of desire”) and the symbol of “petromodernity,” represented by the luxury automobile, a machine that is at once seductive and destructive, culturally loaded as a symbol of power and status, but also as a symbol of desire that cannot be reduced solely to “masculine” desire.

The paintings are framed by patchwork constructions of reassembled monochromes, created with iridescent colors that evoke the metallic surface of cars. These frames bring textile techniques traditionally associated with women’s domestic labor into direct contact with the sleek, industrial aesthetics of automotive design. This contrast emphasizes the tension between softness and hardness, craft and technology, intimacy and spectacle. Through these contrasts, Krňanská’s Fatal Attraction series examines how automobiles function not only as utilitarian machines but also as fetishized objects of affection, violence, and identity formation in contemporary culture.