POINT ZERO, Trenčín, Slovakia, 2021. The exhibition Premeny Meriny (Merina in Time) was a response by a group of authors
to the demolition of Merina, a textile factory of architectural value in Trenčín,
which had housed our ateliers until then. Thanks to this experience, we decided to establish
FOR MAAT – a collective and individual fine arts activity platform.
We focus on themes such as public space, nature and the environment,
and the impact of new technologies on the world. We support marginalised communities,
create an inclusive space, and connect the arts with social issues.
In 2022, we moved to new premises near Trenčín Railway Station
and have been running FOR MAAT Gallery ever since.
FOR MAAT Gallery showcases contemporary art by the younger
and mid-career generation of artists, while focusing on new media and intermedia.
We aim to engage the local audience and present current trends in contemporary art to the general public. More information about the gallery
and the premises.
The team FOR MAAT is primarily made up of visual artists, with production,
cultural management, and curatorship being among the many aspects of their work.
Jana
Gombiková
instagramVisual artist. In her original work, she explores themes of individual and collective memory, identity, and subjective experience, often working with a combination of text and image. She works in the field of PR and collaborates with various platforms as an editor and writer
Martin
Žovinec
instagramVisual artist. Together with Jozef Žovinec, he creates under the identity Zovinec Bros, focusing on intermedia and new media combined with traditional techniques, often crossing over into performance. He works as a teacher at the School of Applied Arts in Trenčín.
Dušan
Chrastina
He is engaged in cultural management and artistic production.
Jozef
Žovinec
webVisual artist. Together with Martin Žovinec, he creates under the identity Zovinec Bros, focusing on intermedia and new media combined with traditional techniques, often crossing over into performance. He works as a teacher at the School of Applied Arts in Trenčín.
Juraj
Toman
instagramPainter. His work is characterized by the fragmentation of the image into multiple visual and semantic fields, and by a playful blending of artistic forms, genres, and content. He teaches at the Department of Fine Arts and Art Education at Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra.
Andrej
Danóczi
youtubeThe work of Andrej Danóczi can be divided into three areas – film, music, and fine art photography. While in his films he remains faithful mainly to the technique of animated surrealist collages, the range of his musical activities is broad. In photography, he focuses primarily on urban landscapes.
Naďa
Koyšová
instagramVisual artist. Her work can be divided into thematic cycles, each focusing intensely on a specific social issue, activity, or expression. At the center of her interest is always the human figure.
Piotr
Gąska
portfolioVisual artist and theorist. His work focuses on documentary and conceptual photography and video.
Zuzana
Gombiková
She graduated in Environmental Studies and currently works as a project manager and translator.
FOR MAAT’s work is made possible thanks to the support of our partners:
