The film Public Space focuses on the works of František Skála in the landscape and in the city
Prague – The feature-length ninety-minute documentary Public Space by František Skála focuses on the artist's works in landscape and urban architecture. It charts his creations from the first now non-existent sculpture in the park in Veltrusy to last year's installation of the spider web on the piazzetta of the National Theatre. The film about the visual artist, performer, and musician frames the creation of the monumental sculpture of the dog Vulpes Gott, made from 350 kilometers of stainless steel wire. The documentary by director Petr Slavík, for which the creators presented a trailer, will be released in domestic cinemas starting July 30. Martina Reková informed ČTK on behalf of the distribution company Pilot Film.
The fate of the four-ton wire sculpture of the dog Vulpes Gott was filmed from its inception to its journey by ship along the Elbe to the opening in Dresden. The film took six years to create. The creators also engaged Skála in the filming.
"Franta does not want to be filmed while he is working because it distracts him from his creativity, and I did not want to film him pretending to create, as is usually done. The film's dramaturge Nataša Slavíkova came up with the idea of giving him a phone so he could occasionally film himself. This resulted in several interesting shots and situations," stated director Slavík.
The documentary features friends, the band Třaskavá směs, with whom Skála sings the song Temnej in the film, and the brass band Provodovjané. Director Slavík invited philosopher Miroslav Petříček to participate in the film, who became the author of the prologue.
"Years ago, he wrote a beautiful text for a publication about him, in which he does not mention Skála's name even once, does not write how exceptional, original, or any trait he possesses, yet very accurately captures what is essential about Franta's work. This intrigued me because I did not want to base the film on the statements of experts, colleagues, or friends who would deliver the usual praises," noted director Slavík.
The creators attempted to capture the elusive multitude of activities of František Skála in the film, which they believe is united by freedom. The Renaissance personality of Skála is known from the Divadlo Sklep, the group Tvrdohlaví, the performance ensemble Tros Sketos, or the orchestra M.T.O. Universal. The film details the circumstances surrounding the creation of Skála's works and objects such as Špion, Jednorožec, Prastánek, Zub času, Dětský domek, and Sluneční vozík in the Anežský monastery or Rajské zahrady in Sluňákov.
"Franta does not allow himself to be limited by social or artistic conventions, habitual ways of thinking, material properties, or rules. In what he does and actually also in how he lives, he is completely free. And that is what our film is also about," stated director Slavík.
Director and screenwriter Petr Slavík is the author of more than two hundred documentary films, commercials, music videos, television programs, and television feature films. He has also participated in some of his documentaries as a cameraman, editor, and producer. His drama Tancuj Matyldo, starring Karel Roden and Regina Rázlová, won the main award at the 2024 Santa Fe International Film Festival in New Mexico.
The fate of the four-ton wire sculpture of the dog Vulpes Gott was filmed from its inception to its journey by ship along the Elbe to the opening in Dresden. The film took six years to create. The creators also engaged Skála in the filming.
"Franta does not want to be filmed while he is working because it distracts him from his creativity, and I did not want to film him pretending to create, as is usually done. The film's dramaturge Nataša Slavíkova came up with the idea of giving him a phone so he could occasionally film himself. This resulted in several interesting shots and situations," stated director Slavík.
The documentary features friends, the band Třaskavá směs, with whom Skála sings the song Temnej in the film, and the brass band Provodovjané. Director Slavík invited philosopher Miroslav Petříček to participate in the film, who became the author of the prologue.
"Years ago, he wrote a beautiful text for a publication about him, in which he does not mention Skála's name even once, does not write how exceptional, original, or any trait he possesses, yet very accurately captures what is essential about Franta's work. This intrigued me because I did not want to base the film on the statements of experts, colleagues, or friends who would deliver the usual praises," noted director Slavík.
The creators attempted to capture the elusive multitude of activities of František Skála in the film, which they believe is united by freedom. The Renaissance personality of Skála is known from the Divadlo Sklep, the group Tvrdohlaví, the performance ensemble Tros Sketos, or the orchestra M.T.O. Universal. The film details the circumstances surrounding the creation of Skála's works and objects such as Špion, Jednorožec, Prastánek, Zub času, Dětský domek, and Sluneční vozík in the Anežský monastery or Rajské zahrady in Sluňákov.
"Franta does not allow himself to be limited by social or artistic conventions, habitual ways of thinking, material properties, or rules. In what he does and actually also in how he lives, he is completely free. And that is what our film is also about," stated director Slavík.
Director and screenwriter Petr Slavík is the author of more than two hundred documentary films, commercials, music videos, television programs, and television feature films. He has also participated in some of his documentaries as a cameraman, editor, and producer. His drama Tancuj Matyldo, starring Karel Roden and Regina Rázlová, won the main award at the 2024 Santa Fe International Film Festival in New Mexico.
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