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Kunstkamera + Intro by Gareth Evan
November 16, 2022 @ 6:45 PM - 9:00 PM
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This animated movie is part of the 26th Made in Prague Festival organised by the Czech Centre London. The popular multi-genre festival is back again for its 26th edition. Representing one of the oldest national celebrations of European culture in the UK, the festival presents an exciting programme covering film, music, science, visual art and literature in various venues across London and beyond. Take your pick and immerse yourself in Czech culture this fall.
A tantalising view of the Czech surrealist and filmmaker Jan Svankmajer’s private collection of artefacts and objects, full of beauty and magic. In Kunstkamera, Czech surrealist Jan Švankmajer opens the door to his Horní Staňkov Castle, inviting us into his home where the living space is intricately and organically intertwined with an exhibition space filled with installations, paintings, puppets and products of nature, but also an unmade bed, his bedside table, an open bottle of beer and a dog bowl. Horní Staňkov is home to the eclectic private collection that Švankmajer has built throughout his life, inspired by the kunstkameras of Rudolf II and André Breton. Now providing a tantalising view into his world through the sequence of objects and an interpretation of the collection, Svankmajer’s inner landscape is captured on film for posterity and shared with his fans from all over the world. A treat not to be missed.
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