A devoured hedge burrows deep II

Presented for the first time in the context of the city of Prague, A devoured hedge burrows deep II is an interactive spatial installation featuring a virtual game that forges new avenues for aesthetic and environmental engagement. 

The experiential and entertaining aspect of the game is presented as a possible way of facing complex issues of ecological catastrophe concernig the modern cityscape, where feelings of guilt and powerlessness often prevail. Situated in the gallery of the most experimental library in the Czech Republic, The Czech National Library of Technology, the project presents an amalgam of interactive sculptures connected with  audio visual content and a virtual landscape. The exhibition invites you to explore the interplay between our digital surroundings and the ecosystems they seek to represent, fostering the discourse at the intersection of data, technology, and ecology. 

Central to this experience is the active engagement of visitors, as their (inter-)actions directly shape the appearance of the simulated landscape and the evocative ambient sounds that envelop them. This experience will be open to several groups of visitors–players during a guided participatory game sessions with the artists. In the game the participants will be able to inhabit other than human characters, based on the different actants in urban environments.

As the city is heating up, how can we imagine its future as resilient instead of reactive towards these changes? How does these challenges materialize for the local citizens and the specifics of Prague ecosystems? 

Gallery NLT | National Library of Technology | Technická 2710/6 | Prague 6
www.techlib.cz

Curator:  Veronika Čechová
Production: Ondřej Houšťava, Zuzana Šrámková

More information and registration for Game Sessions via:
sjch.cz

The exhibition A devoured hedge burrows deep II is organized within the international project Islands of Kinship: A Collective  Manual for Sustainable and Inclusive  Art Institutions, co-funded by Czech Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, City of Prague, Czech-German Fund for the Future and the European Union.