EDUARD KUDLÁČ

VERGESSLICHKEIT

OPENING: 15. 4. 2025 AT 7 PM
EXHIBITION: 16. 4. – 31. 5. 2025

Vergesslichkeit (a term often used to express themes of memory, collective amnesia, or the process of coming to terms with history and its losses) is a visual concept that deals with forgetfulness. It explores the gaps and absences in memory, whether individual or collective, and shows how these gaps influence our identity and relationship to reality. The series addresses not only loss as a negative aspect but also as a necessary condition for creativity, transformation, and reinterpretation.
The process of forgetting old patterns, limitations, and stereotypes can open new perspectives and new interpretations. Vergesslichkeit thus takes on various meanings, from reflecting on social and cultural memory to examining individual identity and the impact of transient (ephemeral and unstable) memories on our understanding of ourselves and the world.
Eduard Kudláč (*1972) studied theatre directing at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. He is the artistic director of the Municipal Theatre Žilina, which profiles itself as a theatre with a bold dramaturgy focused on contemporary Slovak and foreign texts or unconventional interpretations of classics. Photography has become an intimate form of thinking for him. Through it, he realizes his most personal themes outside the territory of the institution. The pictorial language remains minimalist despite the diversity of media. He has exhibited in major galleries in Slovakia and Europe.  www.eduardkudlac.com

kurátoři: Tereza Bonaventurová, Martin Fojtek

Eduard Kudlac’s exhibition was supported by the Slovak Institute in Prague. Our exhibition programme is supported by grants from the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, the State Fund for Culture of the Czech Republic, the City of Prague and the Prague 1 Municipal District.