St. Lucia: GHMP x Signal Festival

Troja Château
13. – 14.12. 2024
17:00 – 23:00

Free entry

The Prague City Gallery and the Signal Festival bring a unique experience in the environment of the Baroque jewel on the banks of the Vltava River – the Troja Castle. The Feast of St. Lucia, which falls on 13 December, is, according to folk superstition, associated with the longest night of the year.

The idea of the project is based on the combination of the refined beauty of the Baroque – opulent splendor and geometric order – and contemporary art using current technologies and approaches. We want to show the castle, its fascinating architectural details or sculptural decoration, and its gardens in a new light, as living, inspiring structures. This modern Baroque-digital celebration of light will allow us to see and understand the principles of Baroque art differently than the usual, rational view.

Sleeping in Progress → Ondřej Rakušan, David Böhm, Jiří Franta & Aid Kid

You can also look forward to video mapping!

Sleeping in Progress – the name of the installation you will see at St. Lucia this year.
4 talented artists collaborated on this installation: Ondřej Rakušan, David Böhm – Jiří Franta & Aid Kid

The main inspiration for the video mapping installation are the drawings of the artist duo David Böhm and Jiří Franta. The black-and-white pen drawings, which are created as a daily work of the experienced hands of the artists, are full of almost Dadaist exaggeration. The projections in the context of the historical facade of the castle are reminiscent of illusory Renaissance sgraffito, which are combined with random textual messages that often accompany the daily works in progress.

The figurative “sleep that is in progress” connotes the fact that St. Lucia is the patron saint of the blind and eye defects. Animator Ondřej Rakušan retains elements from both worlds – both from popular video mapping installations and the wit contained in the artistic style of both artists.

The dynamic soundtrack was created by producer Aid Kid, whose music gives the installation a modern twist. The musical composition features Jakub Švejnar (drums) and Tomáš Liška (double bass).

Sleeping in Progress → Ondřej Rakušan, David Böhm, Jiří Franta & Aid Kid

MAP OF ST. LUCIA

GHMP X SIGNAL FESTIVAL → Sv. Lucie, grafická identita: Anymade studio

photo by Dušan Vondra

photo by Dušan Vondra

photo by Dušan Vondra