3D printer maker Josef Průša is supporting Czech art. Through a grant, he funded Kryštof Brůha's electromagnetic mirror
PRAGUE, 13 July 2021 – Prague hi-tech workshop PrusaLab, belonging to Czech 3D printer manufacturer Josef Průša, in cooperation with artist Kryštof Brůha, is to build a kinetic sculpture using magnetic fluid. As part of its acceleration programme, it supported the project with an investment, mentoring and technological facilities. The piece will be unveiled at the Pragovka gallery in spring 2022.
With a prototype of an electromagnetic mirror that uses magnetic fluid as its medium, Kryštof Brůha impressed the jury of the first round of the PrusaLab hardware accelerator. The vertical fluid surface of the kinetic artwork, named Audire Fluctus 2.0, is able to respond to invisible electromagnetic radiation in its surroundings and subsequently display these phenomena. Viewers will thus be able to observe a hidden layer of reality formed by their electrical devices, such as mobile phones or smart watches. At the same time, the surface of the installation is modulated by a background magnetic grid that creates patterns independent of the audience.
Brůha follows on from the line of his previous works, which include the performative experimental fashion collection project Audire Fluctus presented at Mercedes-Benz Prague Fashion Week 2019, and the kinetic painting Signum Supra / 2016, created at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. The public will see the kinetic sculpture for the first time at the Pragovka gallery in spring 2022, where the work qualified through an open call.
The art grant was awarded to the work as part of an acceleration programme that also supported a number of technology projects. PrusaLab provided Brůha with access to top-tier prototyping technologies and allocated 450 thousand crowns for materials and services associated with the development. Furthermore, experts in digital fabrication and project management are working closely on the installation.
The PrusaLab prototype workshop is thus continuing to invest in the development of Czech art — in the past, works such as Reflection by Adam Cigler and Petr Vacek, and the yet-to-be-revealed installation Living Forest by Kateřina Blahutová, were created here in cooperation with the Signal Festival.
A total of 92 projects applied for support from the workshop. „Given the number of promising applications, the selection process was really demanding. That is also why we decided to support several other ideas through a different form of cooperation,” adds Ondřej Kašpárek, head of PrusaLab.
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