FFU 8

Fotofestival Uničov 8
July 13–15, 2018

Theme: FAUNA

Look forward to openings, exhibitions in traditional and unconventional venues, talks & screenings, the laid-back summer vibe of a small town, a picnic, chats in the pub, and a Sunday trip into nature.​

Admission: FREE

Participants: Dalibor Balut, Pavel Dias, DUNA, Dominik Gajarský, Svatopluk Klesnil, Dobromila Malíková, Markéta Nováková, Martin Salajka, Matěj Skalický, Barbora Skopalíková, Rostislav Štefánek, Terezie Štindlová, Radomír Veselý, and others.

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Introduction:

From the very beginning, humans have been in daily contact with animals, and their survival depended on them. It was only logical, then, that the appearance, qualities, and meaning of animals entered the nonverbal language through which people spoke of their world and their lives. Animals have appeared in visual art since time immemorial; they are an inseparable part of prehistoric cave paintings and of the hieroglyphs of ancient Egypt. They play an irreplaceable role in the symbolism of every culture around the world. Within each culture, they function as a universally understood sign, based on the commonly known and accepted character of the animal. An animal embodied in a particular work becomes a speaking emblem that explains the essence of the scene, with the magic power to transfer its character onto other chosen participants in it.

The art of the 20th century, so tellingly devoted to testing fundamental values by shaking, inverting, violating, and caricaturing them, naturally engages richly with the animal theme — whether in its traditional symbolic sense, as when David Černý preserved St. Wenceslas “on horseback,” only somewhat upside down; or in entirely new situations and meanings, as when Joseph Beuys in the 1970s responded to his own life experience with an action in which he spent several days in a closed room with a live coyote, or when he explained pictures to a dead hare. One of the iconic works of the 20th century is considered to be the shark preserved in formaldehyde by the controversial, world-famous artist Damien Hirst.

Animals influence the human world. Observing and studying them is reflected in every field of art (fashion, industrial and graphic design, music, literature, photography, sculpture, painting…).

This year, animals will influence Fotofestival Uničov.

Michaela Čadilová

Program:

Friday, July 13, 2018

18:00, exhibition opening
Martin Salajka: Řeč lesa / Galerie GYMUN, Gymnázium Uničov, Gymnazijní 257

19:00, talks
Markéta Nováková: Patří syfilis do minulosti?; Ze života klíšťat / Šatlava – muzeum vězeňství, Příční 205

20:00, exhibition opening
Pavel Dias: Tvář dostihu / Galerie U Minoritů, Haškova 217
Followed by a get-together in one of the local pubs.

Saturday, July 14, 2018

10:00, picnic in Městský park Uničov by the pond with the wooden bridge
Dobromila Malíková: O pejscích se studentkou veteriny (About doggies with a veterinary student)

Option to climb Radniční věž.

14:00, exhibition opening
Rostislav Štefánek: Pod vodou / Městská galerie, Masarykovo nám. 29

14:30, exhibition opening
Barbora Skopalíková: Pamlsky / výloha bývalé Fotografie, Školní 168

15:00, exhibition opening
Svatopluk Klesnil: Chvíle šampiónů / Garáž 2522 (behind the cemetery)

around 15:45, afternoon snack
Vegetarian goulash by Mrs. Vařeková / Šatlava – muzeum vězeňství, Příční 205

16:00, block of screenings & talks / Šatlava – muzeum vězeňství, Příční 205

artist’s screening with commentary
Dominik Gajarský: Filmy a videa

talks
Terezie Štindlová: ZOO INDEX
Radomír Veselý: O rádiu a detektorech plynu
Rostislav Štefánek: Ze života ryb
Martin Salajka: Rozhovory se zvířaty

19:10, screening
DUNA: SuperMassiveBlackAshHole / Kino Družba, Moravské nám. 1143

19:45, exhibition opening
Matěj Skalický: Mouchy / vitrína papírnictví, Masarykovo nám. 11

followed by a guided tour of the exhibition for those interested
Pavel Dias: Tvář dostihu / Galerie U Minoritů, Haškova 217

20:00, Hospůdka u Bílého beránka / Masarykovo nám. 40

Sunday, July 15, 2018

Trip to Dalibor Balut’s log cabin
Storytelling, Sheila the horse, falconry, and nature.
Meet around 10:00 at the Uničov train station.
10:14 departure from Uničov to the Troubelice – zastávka stop.
Return to Uničov whenever you like. Trains leave at 13:29, 15:04, and 17:02.

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Thanks to the support of the Town of Uničov, the festival is free of charge.

Organizers:
Petr Willert, Vojtěch Janoušek, Lucie Polášková, Martina Jamborová, Marie Uvízlová, Petra Rudolfová, and others.

Partners & further thanks to:
Městské kulturní zařízení Uničov, Gymnázium Uničov, Galerie GYMUN, Spolek přátel uničovských muzeí, Jazyková škola Hany Bednářové Uničov, ArtMap, Olomoucká drbna