“You enter the space and feel the tension. Is this, what you see, the result of looming chaos, or is it merely the calm before the storm? The walls rustle, pulse, you hear voices and shouting. Yet, there is utter silence. A strange odour hits your nose, thickening the ambiance; accompanied by echoes of ancient cries and different languages. Once adorable faces and mythological figures morph into eerie freaks from a nightmare. There is no peace, no understanding and no resolution. The continuous flow and energy, coupled with pressing gestures are the remnants of a fleeting madness.

The exhibition BABEL presents a spatial dialogue between the works of the Vienna-based artist Céline Struger and her Prague-based counterpart Ester Parasková. This debut combination presents a variety of media along with different conceptual approaches. The selected works create an intense setting that engages all senses. The different narratives draw on popular culture, contemporary society, mythology or (fictional) history. The layering of ideas, mixing of content, visual expression and personal symbolism takes them into new contexts.

The project title refers to the perplexing clamour and cluster of multiple voices, and to the symbolism of its codified form linked to the story of the Tower of Babel. The muddle, fragmentation and breakdown of communication. We perceive voices speaking to each other, whilst understanding vanishes. New interpretations and raw emotions emerge, transcending the limits of language.”

Michal Stolárik

FC: Isonative