Concomitant Outgrowth Event

According to theorist Simon O’Sullivan, the power of art lies in its ability to recode the dominant conception of reality and in its power to create previously unknown alternatives. A similar endeavour is inherent in the works of Lukáš Prokop (* 1997), who uses the productive potential of science fiction to build new worlds that transcend the confines of the familiar anthropogenic imagination. His works [e.g. Whispers Divulging (2020) and Oozing Worlds into Being (2022)] achieve these other spheres with the help of intricate creative strategies and experiments with technologies involving post-processing, generative design, and creation with pseudo-random digital noise. They also defy simple categorisations, because Prokop’s inherent oscillation between different media subtly combines work with video, graphics, objects, photography, textiles, writing and digital print.

By actively involving technological creative processes in his work, Prokop deliberately makes problematic his authorial role as the exclusive producer of artistic contents/works. He shows us that the creator is part of the complex and distributed networks that are increasingly organised on the axes of fibre-optic cables or through machine vision. His work thus brings our attention to the effects of technical devices and the effects they have on our perception and understanding of the world. The emphasis on the dynamics and fluidity of these techno-human systems is illustrated by his changing artistic pseudonym h5io6i54k, under which—knowing the fluidity of digital identity—he performs as a VJ, a graphic designer, an artist, and a music video maker. - Jiří Sirůček

Lukáš Prokop is a graduate of the Video Studio under Martin Mazanec and Jan Šrámek at the FFA BUT. His works were exhibited at the PAF Festival, Gallery of the Young, Zaazrak|Dornych, and the Garage Gallery. He also often collaborates with other artists or groups, such as the art group BCAAsystem, and the labels Genot Centre, Gin&Platonic, and SOfT from Brno.