Submission
March 25, 2024

UNEXPECTED EXISTENCE


Tina Hrevušová
 @Pragovka Gallery, Prague
February 09 — May 02, 2024

Unexpected Existence, Tina Hrevušová, Pragovka Gallery, Prague
Dystopia or the near future? What if we woke up the next day from uneasy dreams and found ourselves transformed in our bed into an exotic insect which you could not yet control or define through other body functions. But you would see many changes and the only thing that could remain outdated would be your thoughts about yourself and your corporeality.
 
The first solo exhibition by Tina Hrevušová called Unexpected Existence suggests that we are about to witness the hatchery of strange and new existences which we can either become or gradually come to terms with. There is no need to constantly evaluate and draw conclusions based on our reason.
 
The exhibition demonstrates a parable of a civilization which has tried to follow up on neglected sensual essences, that being emotions. During the gradual exposing and becoming in the exposition space, viewers can realize how wild their imagination can be. With the promise of certain hints of biochemical systems, constructing new corporeality, evoking artificial hatcheries, we may be reminded of many literary references to Aldous Huxley, The Handmaid’s Tale series, or the post-apocalyptic H.C. Giger. What distinguishes her work, however, is her subtle sensitivity for acceptance and tolerance. In a very introverted way, she showcases that “being different” is not the same as being bad. She does not create dark wet corners, instead, she accelerates her work through bright colorfulness.
 

A strange constellation of her individual hybrid sculptures, sometimes specifically recalling something we have known for a long time, associated with the antiquity of ancient cultures or with emerging future civilizations which flow in our surreal minds. Using various materials, such as ceramics, glossy glazes, or textiles, she also theatrically chooses the eventual installation of the exhibition which can become a performance stage. Nevertheless, the soft and pastel colors remind us that we do not have to be afraid of these beings as they are, on the contrary, peaceful, but we just need to observe them more closely, let ourselves be hypnotized by them, and keep time for something which may discourage or threaten us at first glance. Via time, we can learn to look at novelty from a different friendlier angle and without judgment. Never mind the multitude of interpretations or the exact explanations here, as the mystery and sensitivity verify the moment when the viewer (if they engage) transforms their own existence, and with whom they want to meet at the exhibition space.

Unexpected Existence, Tina Hrevušová, Pragovka Gallery, Prague
Unexpected Existence, Tina Hrevušová, Pragovka Gallery, Prague
Unexpected Existence, Tina Hrevušová, Pragovka Gallery, Prague
Unexpected Existence, Tina Hrevušová, Pragovka Gallery, Prague
Unexpected Existence, Tina Hrevušová, Pragovka Gallery, Prague
Unexpected Existence, Tina Hrevušová, Pragovka Gallery, Prague
Unexpected Existence, Tina Hrevušová, Pragovka Gallery, Prague
Unexpected Existence, Tina Hrevušová, Pragovka Gallery, Prague
Unexpected Existence, Tina Hrevušová, Pragovka Gallery, Prague
Unexpected Existence, Tina Hrevušová, Pragovka Gallery, Prague
Unexpected Existence, Tina Hrevušová, Pragovka Gallery, Prague
Unexpected Existence, Tina Hrevušová, Pragovka Gallery, Prague
Unexpected Existence, Tina Hrevušová, Pragovka Gallery, Prague
Unexpected Existence, Tina Hrevušová, Pragovka Gallery, Prague
Unexpected Existence, Tina Hrevušová, Pragovka Gallery, Prague

Unexpected Existence
Tina Hrevušová


Pragovka Gallery, Prague
February 09 — May 02, 2024

Curation: Tea Záchová

Photography: Marcel Rozhoň / All images copyright and courtesy of the artist and the gallery.

Tina Hrevušová (*1998) studied at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design (UMPRUM) in Prague and is currently continuing her studies at the Academy of Fine Arts (AVU) in Prague. In her work, she moves through drawing and painting to sculpture and installations, combining these techniques with performance, where all the processes are linked and complement each other, morphing one into another.

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