Intangibles

"I find beauty in unpredictability and in moments of surprise. Accidental and unexpected outcomes open space for new meanings." 

Zuzana Kalips is an artist who navigates the boundaries between conceptual art, sculptural objects, and studio jewelry. Her focus is on exploring materials and their physical qualities, specifically the contrast between their original state and human or industrial intervention. This exploration reveals the memory of matter and the relationship between the authentic and the imposed. It is no coincidence that her work opens up the themes of resistance and pliability and asks the question: what is the authenticity?

Through liminal objects, she explores and reveals the intangible yet evident in the dialogue between physical forces and creative intent. Her work frequently features the ambivalent moment of transformation of industrial components and materials, which she reshapes with fleeting touches. 

The result is objects that straddle the line between fine and applied art, combining raw industrial purity with fragility under the weight of human impact. It is precisely in this contradiction that their excellence lies.

text by Ondřej Balada