Happening Roger Hiorns: Plane Burial – A Unique Art Exhibition Exploring Technology and Society

This exhibition featured 'Plane Burial / The retrospective view of the pathway', an off-site project by British artist Roger Hiorns where a jet fighter MiG-21 was "buried". The project references land art traditions and explores themes of power, technology, and solemn farewell through a sculptural happening with undertones of social criticism.

Roger Hiorns, known for his 2015 exhibition at Galerie Rudolfinum and his Turner Prize shortlisting, presented 'Happening Roger Hiorns: Plane Burial' in 2017. This off-site project, a retrospective view of the pathway, involved the burial of a MiG-21 jet fighter. Hiorns draws upon the land art tradition and contemporary phenomena of updating rituals in a globalized society. The powerful machines, once symbols of enlightenment, technology, and progress, are confronted with humanity's final rites, creating a solemn act of parting and a silent triumph in a dystopian landscape. This terse sculptural happening carries an undertone of social criticism, envisioning buried aircraft across the planet in various contexts. The project was realized in Dolní Břežany, at the ELI Beamlines land, in a park area accessible to the public. The MiG-21 MF aircraft, produced in 1971 and decommissioned in 1996, was prepared with environmental safety in mind by experts from the Koněšín Aircraft Museum. The exhibition was curated by David Korecký.

The page does not explicitly state ticketing information for this past exhibition. However, it does mention voluntary admission for other exhibitions at the gallery, suggesting a similar policy might have applied, though this is not confirmed for 'Plane Burial'. Visitors were suggested to book places for contextual talks in advance at [email protected].