StonyTellers

The StonyTellers collective started at the Studio of Sculpture of Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design (UMPRUM) in Prague in 2019. From the positions of stones, women, feminists, artists, storytellers, students, curators, gardeners, future psychologists, bartenders, intercultural workers, potters, economists, grant applicants, production managers, custodians, graphic designers, photographers, PR, foster mothers, singles, partners, and wives, they respond critically to art operation functioning in times of climate change while also creating a space for collective and sustainable praxis. Their virtual stories, installations, and performances focus on topics stemming from collective decisions, sharing troubles, anxieties, and desires, thus responding to the state of our current world. Their praxis engages in human and non-human agents and creates a space for new relationships. In 2023, StonyTellers opened Burnout Space, a multifunctional community space for meetups, rest, and creativity, in Žižkov, Prague.

Selected projects:

2023 Burnout Space
2022 Secondary archive statement
2021 Oko/Ucho, GAMPA Gallery, Pardubice, curated by Iza Kaszyńska and Piotr Sikora
2021 Garden, year-round project at Entrance Gallery Prague, curated by Tereza Jindrová and Veronika Čechová
2021 Globalization recipe book 1.0 - Stories from Luhacovice, Luhovaný Vincent festival, Luhačovice, curated by Nela Klajbanová
2021 Closing Ritual – Apostasia: Rituals of Letting Go, Garage Gallery, Prague, curated by Tomek Pawlowski Jarmolajew
2019 How to tell globalization fairy tales, performance, part of the exhibition Adaptation to the Future, Ljubljana, curated by Edith Jeřábková and Alexandra Vajd

Date of residency: 8. 8. 2023– 30. 9. 2023