Pavel Hošek’s sculptural works thematise the process of the de-materialisation of space or its conscious experience. He often changes the state of a space with an inconspicuous intervention that makes a passer-by experience the atmosphere of the place in new visual contexts. He hung a metal Frame in the platform space of the architecturally simple Prague-Modřany train station. It thus highlights its distinctive character – as a place of both observation and rest . In conjunction with the character of the place, it evokes the lightness of an excursion atmosphere. “The river corridor is lined with train + tram lines, a cycle path where there is a constant bustle. However, the elevated platform calms this movement and also raises the possibility of observation and concentration. It offers interesting views of both the landscape and the inner perspective and tectonics of the platform pillars.” (PH, 2022) The placement of Frame stirs the strict tectonics of the platform’s interior space and makes one aware of the differences in the perception of time and movement: “Contrasts of the speed of the river flow, the moving train, the speed of the clouds, a bike… Arrival – departure, start – destination. All this can be observed here and the frame-window can amusingly stage it.” (PH, 2022) Due to the impossibility of finding an intersection/compromise between the requirements of the railway administration in terms of the parameters of artistic realisation and the possibility of the artist to modify his work of art, the work is only available in virtual reality during the festival.

Authors of video-visualization: Vojtěch Pollák, Richard Janeček