KOLBENSPACE / vernissage

The Kolbenspace project demonstrates the place of unceasing pulsating power in which Terezie Kusbach Kolářová has been creating for several years. More than other objects, it is this distinctly different inner and outer world. The historic former factory building bears deep imprints of the past that provide a sense of satisfaction, calm and focus. In contrast to this internal calm is the surrounding development, which is inexorably overgrowing and changing. New architecture is slowly creeping into the empty spaces. And with this fact, it is also coming heavily into the interior space. Everything is dynamically changing, growing in a rapid gradient. In her work, Terezie Kusbach Kolářová captures not only certain mysteries and the supernatural unique beauty of this place, but also demonstrates through her works the interpenetration of nature, of roots that want to absorb the space, to embrace it. Her works are thus not just a simple copying of existing conditions, or perhaps the transformation and disappearance of historical architecture. But they also point to the fact that in today's globalised world, social development is becoming an increasingly fluid and complex process. The main goal of any society is to achieve stable and sustainable growth that contributes to improving the living standards of its inhabitants and ensures the long-term prosperity of the country. In this context, the concepts of growth and non-growth become key elements that need to be understood and analyzed in order to design effective mechanisms and strategies to achieve these goals while minimizing their possible negative impacts.

Curator: Julie Motyčka