„Persona is a project of a long-term developing artistic approach to the creation of glass objects. The starting point of the series are archetypal vessel objects created through direct work with the material, without the use of molds. The emphasis is placed on the fluidity and variability of the material. The emphasis is on the material memory, not only in a metaphorical sense, but as something that preserves traces of the process. The material is formed layer by layer, and the object carries traces of its own creation. The layers envelop something, but at the same time reveal the path it has traveled. The fluidity of glass thus becomes a representation of identity – a changeable, shaped experience. Persona is not a closed system; it is an ever-expanding collection of works of various sizes, where familiar, functional objects become autonomous artistic objects and spatial elements.“
(Júlia Deáková, curator of the exhibition Ľudmily Žilkovej Fluid Memory at the Galéria vPRIESTORe)
Photo: Petr Huser
“Persona is a project representing the long-term evolution of a distinctive artistic approach to creating glass objects. The series takes as its starting point archetypal vessel forms created through direct manipulation of the material, without the use of molds. This process allows the fluidity and mutability of the material to come to the fore. Emphasis is placed on material memory – not merely in a metaphorical sense, but as a record that preserves traces of the creative process. The material is shaped layer by layer, and the object itself bears the marks of its own formation. While the layers may obscure certain aspects, they simultaneously reveal the journey the object has undergone. Thus, the fluidity of the glass becomes a metaphor for identity – something mutable and shaped by experience.“
(Júlia Deáková, curator of Ľudmila Žilková’s exhibition Fluid Memory at the vPRIESTORe Gallery)
Photo: Petr Huser
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