In collaboration with Residency Unlimited, we invite you to a summer evening reception and screening of a selection of video works by Residency Unlimited resident and alumni artists exploring urban topics in Prague and New York City.
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The Flow Building / dir. Oskar Helcel / 2020 /Czechia / Czech with English subtitles / 10 minutes
Topping Out a Tree / dir. Oskar Helcel / 2022 / Czechia / Czech with English subtitles / 12 minutes
The Ways We Are It / dir. Pierre Coric, Alice Brunnquell / 2025 / USA, Belgium, France / English / 12 minutes
Current Residency Unlimited resident artist Oskar Helcel critically examines the transformation of his hometown, Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, through two selected films: The Flow Building (2020) and Topping Out A Tree (2022). Combining physical and simulated footage of urban settings and interiors, juxtaposing traditional elements and imaginaries, he questions how new developments take over historical layers of the city and the ways of living in it.
During his residency at RU in 2023, Belgian artist Pierre Coric, in collaboration with Alice Brunnquell, created the film The Ways We Are It. They explore the busy urban context of NYC – mostly developed on various islands – and the relationship that exists between people, land, water, and buildings.
Selected to be screened together on the Bohemian National Hall rooftop, all three films touch upon the ideas of seeing urban landscapes from various perspectives, including that of being in a city.
The program is curated by Residency Unlimited Curator Data Chigholashvili.
