No light, 2010

Working in close contact with reality, Kateŕina Šedá’s practice defines art as a form of collaboration capable of establishing a terrain of interaction and dialectical exchange. Acting almost as a social worker, Šedá points out uncomfortable problems or conditions and, revealing them, utilizes art as a tool that can trigger subtle changes. Her works, in which the object is only the most tangible part of a long process that begins with research and multiple conversations, always conducted personally by the artist, can be interpreted as mechanisms that are intended to modify reality from within, promoting values such as dialogue among people, and family and community ties. [...]