Household Items
Etcetera Art•Sep 10, 2025 — Oct 10, 2025
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Adam Žufníček’s exhibition takes its title from the experimental project Household Objects by Pink Floyd. In the 1970s, the musicians searched for new sonic possibilities in their immediate surroundings, and in this never-released project they replaced traditional musical instruments with ordinary household items. Similarly, Žufníček turns his attention to everyday objects, placing his assemblage works on top of wooden brooms. Brooms appeal to him because of their ambiguity – they are indispensable yet overlooked tools, serving the maintenance of our homes. At the same time, they were considered attributes of witches, who could use them to achieve escape. Through their verticality, brooms also refer to the human figure, but instead of a head, the artist places intricate assemblages with a highly specific aesthetic at the intersection of the organic, the technical, and the magical. These complex mechanisms of unclear purpose may resemble scientific diagrams or artifacts of unknown ci…
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Household Items
Etcetera Art•Sep 10, 2025 — Oct 10, 2025
Press Release
Adam Žufníček’s exhibition takes its title from the experimental project Household Objects by Pink Floyd. In the 1970s, the musicians searched for new sonic possibilities in their immediate surroundings, and in this never-released project they replaced traditional musical instruments with ordinary household items. Similarly, Žufníček turns his attention to everyday objects, placing his assemblage works on top of wooden brooms. Brooms appeal to him because of their ambiguity – they are indispensable yet overlooked tools, serving the maintenance of our homes. At the same time, they were considered attributes of witches, who could use them to achieve escape. Through their verticality, brooms also refer to the human figure, but instead of a head, the artist places intricate assemblages with a highly specific aesthetic at the intersection of the organic, the technical, and the magical. These complex mechanisms of unclear purpose may resemble scientific diagrams or artifacts of unknown ci…
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