Eva Koťátková and Sráč Sam at Hunt Kastner, Prague
The exhibition at Hunt Kastner in Prague features works by Eva Koťátková and Sráč Sam. The accompanying text, written in a personal and poetic style, draws parallels between botanical herbaria and the human experience of being categorized and preserved. It includes instructions for creating a herbarium, a detailed botanical description of Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris), and a series of intimate vignettes that imagine a 'moist herbarium' of personal relationships and daily life. The artists explore themes of identity, otherness, and the desire to be understood beyond clinical descriptions. The exhibition is on view at Hunt Kastner, a gallery in Prague, Czech Republic.
Key facts
- Exhibition at Hunt Kastner in Prague features Eva Koťátková and Sráč Sam.
- The text references a herbarium, a botanical archive for preserving plants.
- Instructions for creating a herbarium include collecting, pressing, drying, and adjusting specimens.
- A detailed botanical description of Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris) is included.
- The narrative contrasts the dry, clinical herbarium with a 'moist herbarium' of personal experiences.
- Sráč Sam created a ceramic object resembling an almond that changes color with water.
- Eva Koťátková is quoted as writing 'a vessel that flows and speaks.'
- The exhibition is at Hunt Kastner gallery in Prague.
Entities
Artists
- Eva Koťátková
- Sráč Sam
Institutions
- Hunt Kastner
Locations
- Prague
- Czech Republic