Look What’s Growing Under My Bed - Lucia Kotvanová, Kristián Šmelko

11.10. – 10.11.2024

Artists: Lucia Kotvanová, Kristián Šmelko
Guests: Anna Mihóková, Lucia Čarnecká

Under the bed is a dark and daunting place, where monsters used to hide during our childhood.
Isn’t it the same in adulthood? Now we put them there ourselves. Piled-up things are replaced by crumbs and dust that clings to them. We hide there what we don't want to see, what we don't want to think about. Everything we don't want in plain sight—our fears, unpleasant memories, worries, problems, but also unfulfilled desires, dreams, and goals. What kind of "treasure" are we sleeping on?

The theme of the exhibition is inner experience, social phobias, and fears that every person experiences to some extent.
At the exhibition, you’ll see works that we once put aside at the idea stage or in early development, yet they continued to grow subconsciously and evolved into what you see now. These are ideas that, at this moment, are peeking out from under the bed.

Photos by: Martin Žovinec