Barbora Klímová: Famous Brno Villas II. – Revisited
Galerie VI PER invites you on Thursday, March 16 at 5:00 PM to the presentation of the project by visual artist Barbora Klímová as part of the accompanying program of the exhibition Šumperák.
Barbora Klímová began exploring the theme of family housing in the 1970s and 1980s as part of the project Famous Brno Villas II. (Galerie G99, Brno, 2007). Between 2008 and 2011, she conducted a unique survey among builders and constructors of family houses during the normalization period in Brno. Those who decided to build a family house during socialism faced many obstacles that are incomprehensible today. From purchasing land to sourcing materials or craftsmen when building the house. Property owners spent all their free time on construction and personally engaged in the work, often involving the entire family. In 2011, Klímová published the book We Lived the Project! Building a Family House During the Normalization (published by Zlatý řez).
During the evening, this research will be revisited nearly ten years later. It will attempt to reflect on how the perception of the relics of that era has changed in Czech society over time. It will question how this ambiguous history should be preserved and passed down for future generations.
Barbora Klímová (1977) studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts at VUT in Brno (1998-2004), participated in a postgraduate studio program at Hoger Insituut voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp (2004-06), and obtained her doctorate at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava. Through her projects, she explores various aspects of locally defined cultural history. The focus of her attention has long been the period of the 1970s and 1980s in Czechoslovakia. In 2006, she received the Jindrich Chalupecky Award. Since 2011, she has been leading the Environment studio at FaVU VUT in Brno.
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Barbora Klímová began exploring the theme of family housing in the 1970s and 1980s as part of the project Famous Brno Villas II. (Galerie G99, Brno, 2007). Between 2008 and 2011, she conducted a unique survey among builders and constructors of family houses during the normalization period in Brno. Those who decided to build a family house during socialism faced many obstacles that are incomprehensible today. From purchasing land to sourcing materials or craftsmen when building the house. Property owners spent all their free time on construction and personally engaged in the work, often involving the entire family. In 2011, Klímová published the book We Lived the Project! Building a Family House During the Normalization (published by Zlatý řez).
During the evening, this research will be revisited nearly ten years later. It will attempt to reflect on how the perception of the relics of that era has changed in Czech society over time. It will question how this ambiguous history should be preserved and passed down for future generations.
Barbora Klímová (1977) studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts at VUT in Brno (1998-2004), participated in a postgraduate studio program at Hoger Insituut voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp (2004-06), and obtained her doctorate at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava. Through her projects, she explores various aspects of locally defined cultural history. The focus of her attention has long been the period of the 1970s and 1980s in Czechoslovakia. In 2006, she received the Jindrich Chalupecky Award. Since 2011, she has been leading the Environment studio at FaVU VUT in Brno.
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