Images from the Realm of Uncertain Identities
Beyond the visible changes that have taken place in a state of constant uncertainty, such as the wearing of masks and 'social distancing' since the pandemic, our mental condition have gone through the most significant transformation, and are continuing to go through.
In response to increased uncertainty, professionals identify new and emerging psychological phenomena. In recent years, psychological research has focused, for example, on the emergence and spread of so-called climate depression, i.e. fear or anxiety about the ecological crisis, especially among younger generations. At the same time, these extreme and challenging times have intensified the individual's desire for collectivity rather than individual problem-solving, since belonging to a group has always been an affirmative element and a prior condition for a successful socialisation process and for the formation and maintenance of human relationships.
The social-psychological term in the title of the exhibition (uncertain identities), and the associated theory, are mainly concerned with the clearly detectable phenomenon that people tend to cluster in communities representing a common identity in order to reduce their sense of uncertainty. The artists in the exhibition are all at the very beginning of their professional careers and, beyond aesthetic and formal experimentation and finding their own voice, the most important challenge for them is the internal struggle to develop an artistic identity. This is a period of existential unpredictability and constant doubt, sometimes lasting for years, during which the artist's own identity construction is shaped by the affirmative or negative impulses of feedback from the outside world and the professional community. In this process, there is irreplaceable importance of an actively supportive identity group, providing a continuous emotional and intellectual environment, which with the feeling of belonging could inspire the promising artist. On the one hand, the exhibited works were created in such a collective creative situation, and on the other hand, they reflect on these liberating communal experiences or lack thereof.
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Beyond the visible changes that have taken place in a state of constant uncertainty, such as the wearing of masks and 'social distancing' since the pandemic, our mental condition have gone through the most significant transformation, and are continuing to go through.
In response to increased uncertainty, professionals identify new and emerging psychological phenomena. In recent years, psychological research has focused, for example, on the emergence and spread of so-called climate depression, i.e. fear or anxiety about the ecological crisis, especially among younger generations. At the same time, these extreme and challenging times have intensified the individual's desire for collectivity rather than individual problem-solving, since belonging to a group has always been an affirmative element and a prior condition for a successful socialisation process and for the formation and maintenance of human relationships.
The social-psychological term in the title of the exhibition (uncertain identities), and the associated theory, are mainly concerned with the clearly detectable phenomenon that people tend to cluster in communities representing a common identity in order to reduce their sense of uncertainty. The artists in the exhibition are all at the very beginning of their professional careers and, beyond aesthetic and formal experimentation and finding their own voice, the most important challenge for them is the internal struggle to develop an artistic identity. This is a period of existential unpredictability and constant doubt, sometimes lasting for years, during which the artist's own identity construction is shaped by the affirmative or negative impulses of feedback from the outside world and the professional community. In this process, there is irreplaceable importance of an actively supportive identity group, providing a continuous emotional and intellectual environment, which with the feeling of belonging could inspire the promising artist. On the one hand, the exhibited works were created in such a collective creative situation, and on the other hand, they reflect on these liberating communal experiences or lack thereof.
Artists on show
