ARTIST PROFILE

Martin Kohout

  • Czech Republic (b. 1984 in Prague)
  • Currently in Berlin, Germany.
  • I live and work between Berlin and Prague. I work in various media from film to installation and object and I also run a publishing house TLTRPreß and produce sonic works under the moniker TOLE.

REPRESENTATION

  • Polansky Gallery
  • Prague, Czech Republic
installation views

installation views

  • 2014

  • Jindrich Chalupecky award 2014

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  • Ft0b1270
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    Dreadlocks | 2014

A series of objects made of hand-patinated wood, painted cables and various wires. The objects are simultaneously fragile and sturdy, gentle and sharp. On one hand, they are reminiscent of a fence, which I see as a materialization of an agreement on yet transparent border. On the other hand, they look like hammocks, which I understand as a location for slowing down and laziness, where observing the environment around can lead to reconnecting with the surrounding and finding a way back to a community.