Videocity Visits Umakart – Simply Nature

Artists: BiglerWeibel, Tom Eller, Jana Francová, Anna Mutschlechner-Dean, Karin Písaříková, Transcultural Emancipation, Lenka Trčková.

Curators: Pia Wamsler and Jana P. Francová.

Lenders: Sammlung Carola und Günther Ketterer-Ertle, Bern and artists.

How can human behaviour change to stop the climate crisis and who are the protagonists capable of doing so? In their videos, the invited artists reflect on the relationship between humans and nature, in which humans are seen as an integral part of nature. The Brno-based colleagues Jana P. Francová and Karin Písaříková show how our everyday interaction with the environment not only shapes our understanding of nature, but also highlights the urgency of finding more sustainable ways of living together.

The curatorial selection of videos from the actual Videocity St. Pölten city exhibtion trail, 10.12.2024 – 28.02.2025, is done to embrace the tradition of Umakart Gallery to focus on body positivity and bodily experiences. It will be hosted from 13. January to 14. February 2025, showcasing a thought-provoking collection of short videos. Each artist offers a different perspective on acceptance, and the beauty found in individuality.

The second invitation to Brno builds a bridge to the twin city of St. Pölten. In 2023, the Brno curators Karin Písaříková and Jana P. Francová discovered a kindred spirit with Videocity: both show video art in display windows and thus bring video art to the street and into the everyday lives of many. In addition to an art audience, they primarily address passers-by. As the videos are presented in public space, the city becomes the soundtrack of the videos and coincidences of everyday life intervene in the compositions. The surroundings allow the works to be seen in a new light.