Metamorphosis
Transformation is an inevitable movement, often barely perceptible yet fundamental. Metamorphosis presents eight artistic approaches that explore how social structures, modes of perception, and memory evolve over time. These are not sudden reversals but gradual processes—subtle shifts that shape our experience and inscribe themselves onto our environment and visual language.
The featured projects address urgent political and social issues of today—from the impact of conflicts across the Eurasian continent to ecological and introspective themes. They interweave myth, both collective and personal memory, and shifting narratives that shape our ability to understand the past and navigate the present. The participating artists investigate how identity is formed between reality and fiction, between individual story and broader societal framework.
Ksenia Ivanova, Benedetta Casagrande, Vitalii Halanzha, Emilia Martin, Anna Orłowska, Yana Wernicke, Viktoriia Tymonova, and Balázs Turós differ in visual language and initial context, yet are united by their sensitivity to liminal and transitional states. Their works depict the world as a space of constant change.
The exhibition is based on an open call for artists involved in the European photographic platform FUTURES Photography. The selection of projects was prepared by curators Emese Mucsi (Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center, Budapest), Raphaëlle Stopin (Centre photographique Rouen Normandie, France), and Svetlana Malina (Fotograf Zone, Czech Republic). The exhibition’s theme was developed in close collaboration with Ángel Luis González and Julia Gelez (PhotoIreland / OVER Journal). The exhibition is presented for the first time as part of the Fotograf Zone Festival in Prague.
Co-funded by the Creative Europe program of the European Union, FUTURES is a platform to increase the capacity, mobility and visibility of it's selected artists and to bridge the gap between emerging and established artists.
METAMORPHOSIS
October 4–12, 2025
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Artists · Benedetta Casagrande, Vitalii Halanzha,
Ksenia Ivanova, Emilia Martin, Anna Orłowska,
Balázs Turós, Viktoriia Tymonova, Yana Wernicke
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Curators · Světlana Malina
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Venue · Holešovice Market, Hall 13
Bubenské nábř. 306, 170 00, Prague 7 Holešovice
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Opening Hours · 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
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