I am excited to invite you to my exhibition "Lost & Found" this Friday 20 October 2023 6pm to 8pm at Stryx, Minerva Works, Fazeley Street Digbeth, Birmingham, UK.

 

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Alena Adamkova

"Lost & Found"

Opening 20 October 6pm to 8pm

20 - 25 OCTOBER 2023

STRYX, Minerva Works, Fazeley Street, Digbeth, Birmingham

 

LOST & FOUND

Alena Alice Adamkova is an artist from Slovakia who graduated in Fine Art Painting
in Bratislava. Her final projects, "Artbulance" and "Non-pictures," were completed
for her bachelor's and master's degrees in fine art. In these projects, she reflected
on her previous experience in healthcare and explored the idea of broken transmission signals
displayed in blurred images.
Alena has exhibited her work in several countries, including Slovakia, Germany, Czechia, Serbia,
Hungary, and the UK. She has also joined creative art groups and collectives such as The Pudding
Generation in Bratislava and The Wig in Birmingham. Alena currently holds a studio in Stryx, an
artist-led studio in Digbeth, Birmingham, where she explores new ideas.
One of Alena's most significant art projects is "The Communication Tower" in Synagogue Trnava,
Slovakia. She created a 12-meter-tall object architecture from joined large acrylic paintings exploring
the idea of miscommunication and questioning the medium of painting in contemporary art.
The project Lost & Found is inspired by Alena's personal journey related to the loss of her brother. It
is extended to Alena's own experience of the return.
Alena explores her relationship with her brother in the image projection of her brother in a
manipulated photoshoot. For Alena, the image represents a notable memory event that she connects
to by installation as a communication tool.
Through the luggage installation, Alena expresses her painful experience of loss and grief, and the
process of searching for her luggage is a healing journey for her. Alena called on the wider
community on social media platforms to donate luggage for the exhibition and also collected
suitcases herself from the people of Birmingham. Painting a diptych with the use of UV light
underlines the concept of the project of Lost and Found.
Alena's project is a tribute to her mother who lost her son, to all mothers who lost a child, and to all
siblings who lost a sibling. This project is Alena's way of honouring her brother.

 

I look forward to see you this Friday at Stryx!