Michal Adamovský - Broken Flowers

The exhibition Broken Flowers by photographer Michal Adamovský for Artium by KKCG is not only about images – it is above all about what lies behind them. About what remains hidden until we decide to look closer.

Broken Flowers is a dialogue between classical photography and experimental objects that are created not primarily through the camera lens. The exhibited works – from the torzoes of palm trees from an abandoned paradise by the Dead Sea in the series A Short Story About an Island, to laser-perforated slides – are metaphors of collapse and creativity. In The Middle Kingdom, photographs of the Great Wall of China merge with microscopic laser traces evoking the molecules of the future.

The exhibition also represents a dialogue between depiction and the act of creating an image. Adamovský’s work not only offers visual experiences but also raises questions and opens space for a deeper reflection on the contemporary world.

Three Fractures, Three Worlds

“The selection of Michal Adamovský’s works for the Artium space explores the theme of fracture – a boundary that separates different worlds yet is destined to be crossed, with all the consequences that entails,” says curator David Korecký.

Fracture of Space: An installation of a broken wall divides Artium’s space into two contrasting parts – a dark cave beneath a starry sky and a luminous world of epiphytes that opens new horizons. Exhibition panels twist and disrupt lines, creating a visual metaphor for crossing boundaries.

Fracture of Technique: On one side hang large-format photographs from the series A Short Story About an Island, taken by direct photography – raw, documentary, with the investigative aesthetic of paparazzi. On the other side are artefactual objects from the Multicontact series, created with laser, glass, and code – a reference to neural networks and human inventiveness.

Fracture of Thought: Adamovský’s works reveal a social and intellectual duality. As a photographer, he has long examined the phenomenon of shooting – with light and with weapons – while also engaging in legal questions of artistic appropriation. His works balance between the ethical inspection of a crime scene and scientific experimentation.

Michal Adamovský

Michal Adamovský (*1982) holds a PhD from FAMU, where he focused on the issue of artistic appropriation and the conflicts and synergies arising from reusing others’ photographic works. In doing so, he bridged his two main fields of interest – photography and copyright law in art – following his master’s studies in photography in the studio of Viktor Kolář and Štěpánka Šimlová, and his law degree from the University of West Bohemia in Plzeň.

Curator: David Korecký