“I am interested in the psychological dimension of human experience and in revealing the emotions that accompany the creative process. These emotions are often not linear, but rather sinusoidal - they shift, fluctuate, and are sometimes destructive, leading to new beginnings.” The theme of identity, understood as a continuous process of transformation, opens up questions of personal development, change, and becoming within shifting life and social contexts. The works reflect identity as a layered, non-linear process shaped by inner states, emotional fluctuations, and moments of rupture that often lead to new beginnings.

The project So Far So Close articulates the complexity of personal evolution and the multiplicity of emotional states that accompany creative and self-reflective processes. Identity is approached not as a fixed condition, but as a fragile and evolving structure, marked by tensions between construction and disintegration, continuity and disruption.

Material becomes a key carrier of these themes. Ceramics operate as a spatial extension of drawing, a tangible record of transformation, while textile functions as an intermediary medium that allows subtle traces, imprints, and transitional stages to remain visible. The dialogue between soft, pliable textile and solid yet fragile porcelain mirrors the tension between vulnerability and resilience, permanence and transience.

The aesthetic language of the works emerges through phases of movement and partial destruction, emphasizing process as an integral part of meaning-making. Through this interplay of material, gesture, and transformation, the project opens a space for reflecting on identity as a dynamic and embodied experience.

The series of porcelain objects consists of seven porcelain works and one textile object. 2024, PRAGUE
porcelain, transparent glaze, yellow pigment, celadon glaze
65x50x15cm, 65x30x2cm
pictures by Jan Kolský, Taja Spasskova, video Kryštof Novák