ARTIST PROFILE

Alžběta Bačíková

  • Czech Republic (b. 1988 in Hodonín)
  • Currently in Prague, Czech Republic.

Corresspondence

  • 2016
  • Video, Video Installation
  • 6 min, 53 sec

  • Two commissioned love letters, written by professional writers, are read and interpreted by a hired pair: a gigolo and an actress. Video is based on the motif of a love relationship reduced to purely formal aspects.

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    Correspondence | 2016

Two commissioned love letters, written by professional writers, are read and interpreted by a hired pair: a gigolo and an actress. Video is based on the motif of a love relationship reduced to purely formal aspects. The body of the letter's text, discussions about romantic strategies and a recitation of the text—activities occurring in front of the camera—are related to the professions of the participating parties. Their meeting takes place within a predetermined framework, which serves to formalize and alienate the content on multiple levels. Created for the exhibition Language, organized by Gallery Hraničář in Ústí and Labem.