Conceptual nominee

DOBA LUDOVA (folk age) is a photographic work in which I want to integrate parts of folk clothing into current life situations of the 21st century.
My challenge is to break down the notions of the general public that folk art is only about the life of the past and the culture of our ancestors.

The photographs show situations we are experiencing today, in the current time era (environmental problems, automation, technology, plastic, Covid, home office, fake health), but at the same time there are people simultaneously using old original pieces of folk costume. My aim is to show im metaphoric way that past and present are always connected.

Michal Zahornacky is a visual artist working with photography and the human figure. He is currently based in Slovakia.

As a photographer, he tends to promote an artistic approach to each genre he focuses on. He sits his work somewhere near the thin line between reality and fiction. In recent years, he has been inspired by topics such as identity, dynamics, traditions or the body.

His work ensured him exhibitions at galleries in countries and cities like Shanghai, Beijing (China), Paris (France), Bratislava (Slovakia), Krnov (Czech Republic), Belchatow (Poland). He received many awards for his works such as 1st place FAPA, Fine Art Photography Awards winner in category Architecture, for his project CLOSE (2021), 2nd place FAPA Awards winner in category Abstract, for his project CURVES (2019).