Statement / Bio
In her photographic practice, Katarina Hruskova kneads elements of comfort into unions of unease. She points out the potency of objects and matter that slip under our radar by way of constant presence and proximity. Spaces we casually inhabit, substances we handle, breathe and allow into our stomachs daily and yet, veiled by familiarity, they elude our awareness. She talks of the latently abject, of omitted properties and textures, histories taken for granted. She creates places of safety to nudge at their borders; her work occupies a comfort zone with a fragile ground where stillness provokes action. She seeks to reveal vulnerabilities; instigate moments of recognition and revelation.
2018 RU Alum Katarina Hruskova is a Slovak artist currently based in Berlin. In 2019 she was selected by Radar (LU ARTS) for a commission in collaboration with Dr. Sarah Mills at the Visegrad Visual and Sound Arts Residency at FUTURA, Prague, CZ. Her work has been featured at the Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava, SK, Swiss Cottage Gallery, London, Vermilion Sands, Copenhagen, Zona Mista, London, Danielle Arnaud Gallery, London, and The Bluecoat, Liverpool), Galerie Off/format, Brno, Czech Republic, Galerie Pavilion, Prague, Czech Republic, Galeria Hit, Bratislava, Slovakia, Weekender, Amsterdam, Netherlands. She is a 2017 laureate of the Oskar Cepan Award, YVAA Slovakia.
Artist website: https://www.katarinahruskova.com/