Tereza Novak, Curatorial

Eight Gallery 'this track is not warm anymore'

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this track is not warm anymore

2025

Self-initiated

Exhibition

Eight G former Eight Gallery

𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 set in the exhibition rooms of Eight Gallery is a sonic and spatial exploration that plays with processes of farewell and transformation. Installed in a basement, the piece engages with the nature of underground spaces – places of storage where personal items accumulate over time, carrying memories and traces of past use. The absence of materiality is replaced by the sounds of everyday life – often overlooked, yet ever-present. Works by: Javier Vargas Curated by: Tereza + Petra Popangelová

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Anti-fable theme park

2025

Grant-funded

Exhibition

A.M.180

Rearrange the debris into forms that suggest: the collapse was never the end, only a message. Some fictions disguise reality, others expose it, interrogating what still performs as real; as method one that exposes rather than conceals. A means to expose systems under pressure, to question how we understand truth, memory, and meaning ~ applying pressure, not offering relief. The allegories to be picked apart, mythologized, re-coded, or left to rot. Instead of clean endings, residual chaos. In this slow collapse, the works trace patterns between the absurd, the haunted, and the systemically silenced. Works by: Yana Abrasheva, Caspar Frohwein, Pedro, Gossler, Demian Kovalov & Nikita Kutimskiy aka stress service.

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Harvest

2024

Self-initiated

Exhibition

Eight G former Eight Gallery

An exploration into the bare substrates of everyday reality. Harvest features the works of six artists, each delving into the process of collecting and transforming the essential raw materials of life into carefully assembled artifices. Spanning a variety of mediums, from sculpture to digital installation, the exhibition will explore how we construct and reshape our lives, questioning the boundaries between what is bare and unfiltered, and what can become of it, as it is being documented and carefully compiled to become a narrative, much like how a harvest turns into an everyday necessity. Works by: Clara Berger, Ester Gašparová, Jakub Polách, Jasper Powrie, Laura Jatkowski, Matej Štetiar Curated by: Tereza + Špela Vrtovec

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To Thine Own Self Be True

2023

Self-initiated

Exhibition

Eight G former Eight Gallery

The duo show will present a spatial dialogue between the works of photographer Alicia Nieto and visual artist Leonardo Leuvenkamp, who document and research the evolving identity for youth through self-portraits, digital animations, and photo series in the form of a diary. While we continue with our projects and work to establish a platform for young creatives, we came across the old Shakespeare’s expression 'This above all: to thine own self be true.' Emphasising the importance of acknowledging one's true and authentic desires, values, and principles in one’s actions as a key component of self-growth. Works by: Alicia Nieto and Leonardo Leuvenkamp Curated by: Tereza + Petra Popangelová

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Kreislauf

2023

Self-initiated

Exhibition

Eight G former Eight Gallery.

The second group exhibition 'Kreislauf' of Eight Gallery will cover and unravel nine artists' take on the topic of anatomy, circulation, and body in architecture, performance, photography, and graphic design. Kreislauf–the universal phenomenon, an integral role in our everyday life, is more than a physical process, but a metaphor for the constant movement and transformation of energy, resources, and materials we live with. From the cycles of nature to the currents of society, it shapes our actions and interactions. The show will explore the dual nature of circulation as a vital biological process and an essential part of an artist's creative journey. Works by: Anna Kieblesz, Emilia Mäenpää + Karoliina Pärnänen and Tiikka Drama, Franka Marlene Foth, Hyesoo Chung, Konstantin Maksimov, Lisa Dieterle, Lukas Winter Curated by Tereza + Petra Popangelová

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On your hands

2023

Self-initiated

Exhibition

Eight G former Eight Gallery

For the launch of Eight Gallery, the exhibition 'On your hands' will explore themes of revival, material, and self-rediscovery. Seven artists in seven rooms present a diverse range of perspectives on mastering their medium(s), combining traditional tools with digital and analog manipulation. The concept of merging tangible and ethereal elements pushes the boundaries between the physical and the intangible, perhaps blurring the line between the real and the imaginary. Experimenting with different techniques to create works that are both raw and realistic, yet imbued with mystical elements drawn from everyday life. The selection invites viewers to contemplate the intersection of different approaches employed by the artists in their creative processes. Works by: Cyril Filcik, Lou Boe, Lazar Georgiev, Nina Muro, Petra Popangelova, Tereza Novakova, Yan Lozov Curated by: Tereza + Petra Popangelová

this track is not warm anymore

Anti-fable theme park

2025

Grant-funded

Exhibition

A.M.180

Harvest

To Thine Own Self Be True

Kreislauf

On your hands