Artistic research
Wormwood in the days of the coronavirus Today I ventured on an exploration of Wormwood, at a time of the pandemic and London under lockdown. This little walk is my day's exercise. I wanted to see how the area transformed, at this particular time. The path by the canal was busy enough. People going about... Continue Reading →
Here is a trailer of feature length film I am currently finishing making, which will be screened at the Whitechapel Gallery, London, on 30th January 2020. https://vimeo.com/376797600 Disappearing Worm Wood, 2020 A cinematic witnessing of London living through aberrant, awkward, ugly change, but mostly dying in the process. Filmed over the last half decade, exploring... Continue Reading →
Sunday 8th December 2019. The last time Steve and I meet before 2020 arrives. Today we have a business to do. No longer just observers, we want to leave a mark. Not out of sentimentality, but because we want to experience small taste of this violence to come, to understand in our own bodies what... Continue Reading →
It's a Sunday, a rainy afternoon in November. Rather than a Sunday roast, Steve and I opt for roaming the liminal landscapes of Willesden Junction, our old trusted friend. It's unpretentious spirit offers us great sense of solitude, with no pressure to know what we want, be goal oriented, be professional. Here we are, free.... Continue Reading →
This year I return to the filming of 4 generations of women with a new addition - my 10 month old baby daughter, while my 16 year old prefers to stay in London. The dynamic in the 4 generations has therefore shifted. Additionally, the demands of a small baby, with her need for naps, mirroring... Continue Reading →
Sharing here a little teaser for Tangible Territory, part of Blue Hour, Prague Quadrennial, still work in progress, but at least a glimpse into the apocalyptic world we created, in this ambitious collaborative madness. With performers Katja Vaghi Amy Neilson Smith Kerryn Wise And featuring music by Fiona Patton, Ondra Mikula, Rebekka Meyer, Shlomo Benami (sound group led by Rob... Continue Reading →
In my last post I discussed some of the processes behind the concept of Tangible Territory within Blue Hour immersive installation, part of 36Q within Prague Quadrennial 2019. This next post reflects on what happened once Tangible Territory came to life, animated by human interactions. From the beginning, TT approach has been about openness, process... Continue Reading →
I just returned from intense two weeks in Prague, working on a large collaborative, immersive installation called Blue Hour. Blue Hour was part of 36Q which itself happened within the Prague Quadrennial festival. The project, based on intensive team work that brought together experienced artists with emerging designers to collaboratively create, was led renowned French... Continue Reading →
FROM YOU TO ME: FOUR GENERATIONS OF WOMEN ARTIST TALK AND FILM SCREENING WITH TEREZA STEHLIKOVA AND DR CLAIRE PAJACZKOWSKA NOV 30, 7pm, CZECH EMBASSY CINEMA, LONDON https://www.eventbrite.com/e/from-you-to-me-four-generations-of-women-tickets-50348501724 Mother, daughter, granddaughter, great-granddaughter… London based Czech artist Tereza Stehlikova explores four generations of family and cultural history, memories and delicate ties through an on-going film project. She will... Continue Reading →
Strange Empire of Mr CAR GIANT The latest exploration has taken Steve and I to the no man's land which is in fact a huge supermarket area (in NW10) owned by the mysterious Car Giant boss Geoffrey Warren, and which in 2015 has been valued at £300 million. We are particularly interested in this kingdom... Continue Reading →
Perceiving Place: Royal College of Art PhD research methods course Convened by Tereza Stehlikova I was asked to run a research methods PhD session called Perceiving Place, focused on exploration of the creative process, inspired by and developed in collaboration with a unique location, and employing multi-sensory methods of research. Working with particular places, the... Continue Reading →
Here are some work in progress images and short film clips from the latest explorations of various eating implements, created by artist Nuala Clooney, Nuala employs materials for their symbolism and relationship to the body and her current practice has focused on tableware and eating implements, subverting them by playing with notions of carnal union,... Continue Reading →
Tereza Stehlíková 