Enter The Collective
Barbora Ilič and Kristýna Gajdošová
video and installation, 2025
Galerie Mladých. TIC Brno
Curated by Ivana Hrončeková
Barbora Ilič and Kristýna Gajdošová
video and installation, 2025
Galerie Mladých. TIC Brno
Curated by Ivana Hrončeková
Through their road movie, Kristýna Gajdošová and Barbora Ilič explore the multirole identities they inhabit as agents within the art world. They don't claim to deliver moral messages or change the world; instead, they highlight the pitfalls of trying to navigate a field governed by unwritten ethical codes and the manipulation of trending buzzwords.
The installation Enter the Collective is a standalone “work in progress” segment of a forthcoming film, whose main characters represent four “archetypal” figures of the art scene: the burnt-out curator, the ambitious performer/artist, the activist DJ, and the fuckboy cameraman. Together, they set off toward an art festival in France, where a collaborative performance is set to take place. This storyline forms the film’s backbone—yet it is the surrounding reality, unfolding along the highways of Central Europe (or in our office), that reveals something just as crucial: a reality show capturing the collective’s internal dynamics, where the meta-ironic blend of directorial intent and improvised situation makes it unclear—even to the participants themselves—how serious the conflicts really are.
The installation Enter the Collective is a standalone “work in progress” segment of a forthcoming film, whose main characters represent four “archetypal” figures of the art scene: the burnt-out curator, the ambitious performer/artist, the activist DJ, and the fuckboy cameraman. Together, they set off toward an art festival in France, where a collaborative performance is set to take place. This storyline forms the film’s backbone—yet it is the surrounding reality, unfolding along the highways of Central Europe (or in our office), that reveals something just as crucial: a reality show capturing the collective’s internal dynamics, where the meta-ironic blend of directorial intent and improvised situation makes it unclear—even to the participants themselves—how serious the conflicts really are.