Ivana Králíková
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ABOUT
Born in Moravia (former Czechoslovakia) and based in Hässelby, Stockholm, Sweden,
cultural worker and artist Ivana Králíková was educated at the Royal Institute of Art,
Konstfack – University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, and
EMS – the Swedish National Centre for Electronic Music and Sound Art,
all in Stockholm, Sweden.
Králíková’s artistic practice is based in ceramics and includes sculpture, video,
performance, music, transgressive installations and hand-built environments.
The core question in her practice is how to relate to others in the modes of solitude
or at gatherings. She also draws on her personal experience of being a foreigner in
Sweden as a perspective to explore how cultures and identities are constructed.
Clay, a geological material bound to a geographical landscape, is used in her work as
language, a tool for responding to the unfamiliar surroundings and the unknown.
Králíková’s work has been exhibited in Sweden and abroad,
at institutions such as CCS Bard (solo exhibition, 2011) and Hessel Museum of Art (2013), USA;
VBKÖ – The Austrian Association of Women Artists (two-person exhibition, 2012),
Austria; Kunstindustrimuseet – The Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design (2012) and
UKS – the Young Artists’ Society (solo exhibition, 2016), Norway;
ArkDes – The Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design (2012), Iaspis (2012, 2013),
Blås och Knåda (solo exhibition, 2010), Tegen 2 (2011 initiated-social sculpture), Sweden;
and FUTURA (two-person exhibition, 2017), Czech Republic.
“Ceramics allow me to express with my hands various layers of my subconscious.
Explorations of and with clay also deal with receiving or understanding through the senses.
I have developed my own intuitive methods in many self-initiated and collaborative works,
through transgressive interventions constructed under high tempo from raw wet clay.
Thus, clay objects can be modified during the work process until they are completed,
and subsequently dried or re-used or partly fired. The results are often in-situ works,
constructing a shared space. My practice has continuously evolved from traditional
porcelain object-oriented production into larger projects and installations
seeking a social context to further investigate the relationship
between humans and materials, ceremonial objects and spaces.”
CURRENT PRACTICE AND RESEARCH
Gräv där du står with a support from IASPIS / Konstnärsnämnden
Králíková’s current practice focuses on practical research and methods devoted to land use, as well as development of a ceramic/sediment oriented practice for urban areas. Where under-used materials are being” harvested ”in public spaces. For example clay as a side product in building sites or metals from everyday use machines such as mobile phones and computers. She also experiments with power generated from clay batteries. To better understand the origin of natural resources and organization of a space she moved across Sweden to visit underground iron ore-, copper- mines and kaolin quarries in Czech Republic. Through that she as a foreigner in Sweden examines also the idea of bond to a land and citizenship. To produce new thoughts she initiated many conversations with specialists from other disciplines such as mineralogists, archeologists, geologists, and looked into historical local brick industry, metallurgy and medicinal geology.
CONTACT
addresse
Ivana Králíková
27 Loviselundsvägen
165 59 Hässelby
cellphone
+46(0)738533826
CV
UPCOMING / ONGOING
2018, TBA, NOCLUB residency with Viktorija Šiaulytė at MoKS, Estonia
2018, 2 june – 16 september, BEYOND THE OBJECT, Contemporary Nordic Ceramic Art, Uppsala Konstmuseum, curated by SLAM
2018, TBA, seminarium on contemporary ceramics, Contemporary Nordic Ceramic Art, Uppsala Konstmuseum,
2018, march – june, residency at Ulleråker, Uppsala,
ONGOING COLLABORATIONS
2015 – Wandering Wombs an alternative look on time, menstruation and labor with researcher and curator Marina Valle Noronha
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2014 – NOCLUB a research and an inclusive zone, with curator and researcher Viktorija Šiaulytė
SOLO & DUO SHOWS / PROJECTS
2017 February - April, Full STOP (.) TIME, with Marina Valle Noronha as Wandering Wombs at
FUTURA, Centre for contemporary Art in Prague, Czech Republic
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2016 My Morning Routine, with Victoria Durnak, Storck gallery, Oslo, Norway
2016 The Last Bucket of Royal Copenhagen, cellar & clay storage space under the Apple House Gallery, Guldagergård, Skælskør, Denmark
2016 BROKEN ICE INN, UKS – Unge Kunstneres Samfund ( Young Artists´Society ), Oslo, Norway
curated by Johanne Nordby Wernø
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2012 WET PARADISE – THE MYSTERY OF WATER ( Centre for surf meditation ),
with Marianne Vlaschits,VBKÖ ( Art Association for women artists in Vienna ), Vienna, Austria
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2011 24/7 Tight Schedule, curator Marina Noronha, CCS BARD, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, USA
2011 Country New Wave, The Czech Centre, Stockholm, Sweden
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2010 Snowing like hell INN, Brunnsvik Konst, Ludvika, Dalarna, Sweden
2010 I don ́t cook here the kitchen is too small, Blås & Knåda, Stockholm, Sweden
GROUP SHOWS / PROJECTS SELECTION
2017 September, IASPIS Open House, Stockholm, Sweden
2017 Lövstabruk, concert/performance, co-organized by EMS, Stockholm, Lövstabruk, Sweden
2017 May, soundtrack for a video work included in BLACK GOLD by Jelena Rundqvist, Hjulsta, Sweden
2017 MENSTRUAL REALISM, with Annabell Lee Chin, FUTURA, Prague, Czech Republic
2016 Quisquose 5#, with Annabell Lee Chin, Köttinspektionen, Uppsala, Sweden
2016 Hello Darkness VIP, Under Bron, Stockholm, Sweden
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2015 Avslutnings konsert, Förare composition, Fylkingen, Stockholm, Sweden
2015 Wandering Wombs, with Marina Noronha, Chambers of Commons, Hanasaari – the Swedish-Finnish Culture Centre, Helsinki, Finland
2015 Strawberry & The Hidden Potato, Kakigori Rullator, Kikusen, The Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm, Sweden
2015 Kinkankakigori Club, Kakigori Rullator, Kikusen, The Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm, Sweden
2015 Melting Rice, Kakigori Rullator, Kikusen, The Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm, Sweden
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2014 Untitled, Cable holders, with Evelyn Donnelly and Philip Ewe, Philosopher ́s Knoll, The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada
2014 Home Quest 2015, The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada
2014 Invisible Summer, Kakigori Rullator, Kikusen, The Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm, Sweden
2014 The Rest of Us, The Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm, Sweden
2014 Morning Special Total, performance, The Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm, Sweden
2014 Fikakigori, Kakigori Rullator, Kiki Boutique, Stockholm, Sweden
2014 Kakigori Rullator, porcelain tableware, with Rui Tenreiro, The Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm, Sweden
2014 NOCLUB, with Viktorija Šiaulytė, Crisis Festival, Dramalabbet, Stockholm, Sweden
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2013 Dream Collaboration, with Josefin Arnell, performance / installation,
When the conscious listens to the unconscious, IASPIS, curator Jelena Rundqvist, Stockholm, Sweden
2013 Fittja Open, Untitled, with Gary Zhexi Zhang, Juanma Gonzalez, Maite Oz & Nicolas Lillo, Fittja, Sweden
2013 Less like an object more like the weather, Unless otherwise noted, curator Marina Noronha, Hessel Museum of Art, New York, USA
2013 Keep Your Collaborator Hungry, with Marta Dauliūtė, single channel video, Stockholm, Sweden
2013 Savouring, with Yurie Hama, Underverk, Akane Moriyama, Kyuhyung Cho, Izumi Sato, Yurie Hama ́s home, Stockholm, Sweden
2013 Örnsbergsauktionen, Hajime cups, Stockholm, Sweden
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2012 Clay Dj-ing, with Jean Louis Huhta, When the conscious listens to the unconscious, curator Jelena Rundqvist, IASPIS, Stockholm, Sweden
2012 Clay Dj-ing, with Jelena Rundqvist, Materiality Matters, The Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Oslo, Norway
2012 Rum för Död, ceramic audio guide cats, with Jonas Williamson, Jelena Rundqvist, Jenny Källman, curator Katarina Sjögren,
The Swedish Museum of Architecture, Stockholm, Sweden
2012 At the end of the rainbow, curators Michael Bäckström & Roger von Reybekiel, hosted by What the Shop, Vienna, Austria
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2011 Awkward Dinner, Tegen 2, with Viktorija Šiaulytė and Michael Bäckström, Stockholm, Sweden
2011 Supermarket, with Tegen 2, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
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2010 Why do you cook? What would I eat if I did not cook?, Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden
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2009 Prace, Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden
2009 There is nothing left but crying, with Maki Okamoto and Beatrice Brovia, Konstfack, Gallerian,
curated by Johanne Nordby Wernø, Stockholm, Sweden
CURATORIAL WORK
Awkward Dinner, co-curator with Viktorija Šiaulytė and Michael Bäckström, Tegen 2, Stockholm
GRANTS / AWARDS
2018 Konstnärsnämnden, Projektbidrag, Gräv där du står, Stockholm, Sweden
2017 IASPIS, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee cultural exchange grant for WW, Full STOP (.) TIME, at FUTURA, Prague, Czech Republic
2016 IASPIS, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee cultural exchange grant for residency at Guldagergård in Denmark, Sweden
2016 The Nordic Culture Fund, support for Wandering Wombs, Denmark
2014 Mary E.Hofstetter Stipendium for excellence in visual arts, The Banff Centre, Banff, Canada
2011 Konstnärsnämnden Assistant Stipendium, assisting to Klara Kristalova, Sweden
2010 Blås & Knåda Stipendium, Stipendium holder for the year 2010, Sweden
2010 Freemasons ́s grant, Första S:t Johannes Logens Jubel Fond, Sweden
2009 Estrid Erikson Stipendium, Master Class publication production, Sweden
RESIDENCIES / WORKSHOPS
2017 winter, NOCLUB residency with Viktorija Šiaulytė at MoKS, Estonia
2017 artist-in-residency at IASPIS – The International Artists Studio Program, Stockholm, Sweden
2016 Study Trip / Research, with Wandering Wombs, Luhačovice, Czech Republic
2016 Guldagergård, The International Ceramic Research Center, Skælskør, Denmark
2015 Chambers of Commons, Hanasaari – the Swedish-Finnish Culture Centre, Helsinki, Finland
2014 Confuse the Cat with Ieva Misevičiūtė and Michael Portnoy, The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada
2013 When The Conscious Listens to the Unconscious, IASPIS, Stockholm, Sweden
2012 When The Conscious Listens to the Unconscious, IASPIS, Stockholm, Sweden
2010 Brunnsvik Konst, Ludvika, Dalarna, Sweden
WORKS IN COLLECTIONS
2017 IASPIS, – The International Artists Studio Program, Stockholm, Sweden
2015 The Prague Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague, Czech Republic
Private collections
TEACHING
2016, 2017 - , Ceramic teacher, Folkuniversitetet, Stockholm, Sweden
2016 October, Guest teacher at a sculpture workshop dedicated to BODY & HEALTH, at Bredtveit Women´s Prison, Oslo, Norway
2010 Brunnsvik Konst, Guest teacher, leading a workshop DIY: Destroy It Yourself, Ludvika, Dalarna, Sweden
STUDIES
2016 - EMS – Swedish national centre for electronic music and sound art, Stockholm, ongoing studies in electronic music production
2015 EMS – Swedish national centre for electronic music and sound art, Stockholm, Course Level 2, Composition, teacher David Granström
2014 EMS – Swedish national centre for electronic music and sound art, Stockholm Course Level 1, teacher Lars Åkerlund
2014 EMS – Swedish national centre for electronic music and sound art, Stockholm, Introductory Course,
teacher Jan Liljekvist and Lise-Lotte Norelius
2013 / 2014 The Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm, Sweden, Guest student, prof. Donatella Bernardi
2008 / 2010 Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden, Ceramic and Glass, MFA, prof. Zandra Ahl
2008 Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden Ceramic and Glass, exchange student, prof. Torbjørn Kvasbø
2007 Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland, Ceramic, exchange student, prof. Bill Brown
2003 / 2008 Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design, Prague, Czech Republic, Porcelain and Ceramics, prof. Pavel Knapek
1995 / 1998 SOS & SOU Luhacovice, Czech Republic, Ceramic Art & Craft, prof. Jiri Vap
CREDITS
All documentation by Ivana Kralikova except: photo, video, costume and sound by:
Gräv där du står, 40V & 15mA: Ivana Kralikova, Jean-Baptiste Béranger, Annika Björkman
MENSTRUAL REALISM: FUTURA
Full STOP (.) TIME: Tomáš Souček
BODY AND HEALTH: OLA TENNES SKARSTEIN
My Morning Routine: Jelena Rundqvist, Ivana Kralikova
WHY DO YOU COOK? WHAT WOULD I EAT IF I DID NOT COOK?: Mafune Gonjo, Ivana Kralikova
BROKEN ICE INN: Roderick Hietbring, Ivana Kralikova
TABLEWARE: Michael Klimczak
KAKIGORI TABLEWARE: Michael Klimczak
FLOWERPOTS: Michael Klimczak
SNOWING LIKE HELL INN: Jenny Källman, Ivana Kralikova
KAKIGORI RULLATOR: Josefin Vargö, Ivana Kralikova, Ami Izaki, Rui Tenreiro, Sara Söderholm, Laurie Rollitt
SAVOURING: Jelena Rundqvist, Stephanie Weigner
WET PARADISE: Marianne Vlaschits, Ivana Kralikova
CLAY DJ-ING: Jelena Rundqvist
TALKING WITH CLAY: Philip Ewe, costume: Maki Okamoto
FAMILY TREE: Jimena Schaepfler, costume: Maki Okamoto
EDITORIAL RESTAURANT: Ivana Kralikova, Anders Karlen
MORNING SPECIAL TOTAL: Nicolas Lillo
KEEP YOUR COLLABORATOR HUNGRY: Marta Dauliute, costume: Zuzana Kubickova, sound: Thomas Jansson
HOME QUEST: Tamara Kuselman, Philip Ewe, Jennifer Laiwint, Ivana Kralikova, costume: Maki Okamoto
DREAM COLLABORATION: Jelena Rundqvist
RUM FÖR DÖD / ROOM FOR DEATH: Jonas Williamsson
WEBDESIGN