KLÁRA HOSNEDLOVÁ
b. 1990, CzechiaKlára Hosnedlová (born in 1990 in Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic; lives in Berlin) works with materials deeply rooted in the regions of pre-sent-day Czech Republic (formerly Bohemia and Moravia). The combination of centuries-old craft traditions, regional folklore, and brutalist architecture unites historical, political, and cultural narratives in expansive installations.
Hosnedlová transforms the industrial architecture of the historic hall of the Hamburger Bahnhof into a mythical landscape, opening up a space in which personal childhood memories create a universal language of imagination. “embrace” is made of glass, concrete, flax, hemp, thread, sand, metal, and sound. The materials connect fundamental contrasts such as organic and inorganic, permanence and decay, handcraft and industrial production. The installation shows how landscapes, materials, and cultural practices are constantly changing and reshaping themselves over time.
Text courtesy Hamburger Bahnhof
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