Daniel Pitín's 'A Paper Tower': An Exhibition Exploring Media, Reality, and Contemporary Art

This exhibition showcases a cross-section of Czech artist Daniel Pitín's work, emphasizing recent paintings and including complementary films that explore his sources of inspiration. The exhibition delves into his artistic relationship with media and information, exploring the illusion of reality.

Czech artist Daniel Pitín, a prominent figure of his generation, presents 'A Paper Tower,' an exhibition featuring over thirty paintings, with a focus on his more recent works. Complementing the paintings are films, some created specifically for this exhibition, which highlight aspects of Pitín's distinctive style and offer insights into his creative influences. The exhibition title, 'A Paper Tower,' reflects Pitín's exploration of his relationship with the media and information-saturated world, which he perceives as creating a relative space akin to paper that simulates reality, though it remains an illusion. His richly structured artworks draw viewers into strange, twilight worlds filled with subtle hints of dark threat and unspoken dangers. The curator, Petr Nedoma, notes that Pitín's presentation of our information-overloaded and fragmented world is unusually accurate and disturbing, reflecting the erosion of a single, provable truth. The exhibition delves into themes of societal atomization and the struggle against falling into a 'splintered nothingness' by emphasizing continuity and awareness of the past, which Pitín addresses through his layered and unsettling imagery. The works feature theatrical scenes, suspenseful film techniques, labyrinths of parallel worlds, hints of destroyed architecture, and strangely acting characters in desolate settings, all contributing to the artist's complex visual language.

Admission is voluntary. Last entry to the exhibition is strictly 30 minutes before closing time. Please check the gallery's address and contact information for visitor details.