Hard Boiled Wonderland
Hard Boiled Wonderland examines the tension between fixed authorial intent and the mutable nature of viewer interpretation. Central to this inquiry is the idea that neither the image nor its meaning is ever truly complete. Can the original impulse behind a work endure through endless reinterpretation, or does meaning always dissolve into subjective association?
The series revolves around an evolving visual archetype: a figure with a “boarded-up” head—an abstracted homunculus representing the viewer caught within their own constructed reality. In early works of the series, this figure is rendered with relative realism to spark intuitive recognition. As the cycle progresses, the figure becomes more symbolic, used in compositions illustrating the transmission and distortion of information. The intent is not to fix interpretation, but to create a visual space in which meaning is constantly reshaped through individual engagement and environmental context. This visual ambiguity is underscored by a restrained black-and-white palette, intended to neutralize emotional associations typically triggered by color. Much like a Rorschach test, these works encourage projection, allowing viewers to assign personal significance without the prompt of overt symbolism. I see this as a way to achieve a more consistent, individual response across diverse perspectives.
Alternating Current
At the core of Alternating Current lies the concept of emergence — the spontaneous formation of social structures, norms, and behaviors through interaction. This phenomenon, central to both sociology and systems theory, highlights how individual actions give rise to complex, often unpredictable collective patterns. While emergence can manifest in stable societal structures, it also fuels disruption, social movements, and technological shifts. The series explores these dynamics, focusing on the interplay between analog and digital realities, the fragmentation of perception, and the increasingly mediated nature of human experience.
Le Grand Décervelage
One of the central themes of this series is the idea of fragmentation and disconnection. The distorted figures in each work symbolize the ways in which our understanding of ourselves and others can become fragmented and distorted when we are isolated in our own social bubbles.
Horror Vacui
In this series, I use portraits to illustrate the separation of individuals from society caused by long-term social isolation. Friends, acquaintances, and relatives gradually fade from memory, replaced by daily routine. Life before the pandemic gradually becomes as distant as a dream that one can no longer quite remember.
Dies irae
The main part of this work is a plague pillar built from all the mess that will outlive us many times over. When we finally don’t make it, we won’t be left with monuments and memorials from the ruins, but landfills. We will not be left with monuments and memorials, but landfills. Landfills full of things that were supposed to save us. The self-portraits reflect my most frequent moods, mania and depression. The other smaller graphics depict the perceptible ubiquity of the epidemic.
zines
jedz jedz jedz
A satirical comic book depicting the human race as a sort of cosmic termite, devouring everithing in its path.
marketing pre výtvarníkov
A parody of a how to guide for artist merketing.
Exhibition catalogues
Exhibition catalogues for previous large scale exhibitions i helped organize.
