Michaela Kachtíková: Symbiotic Imprint

Michaela Kachtíková's thesis explores the symbiotic relationship between the physicality and the mind through a meditative practice that materializes in a site-specific installation inside the white catacombs. The work reflects the author's personal research in the field of inner mental space that is transformed into physical form. The author presents a space that is familiar but at the same time alien to her, and that is constantly transforming and evolving as a result of long-term care. This process leads to the creation of a unique dialogue between external and internal environments, where physical interaction and bodily presence become key components for deeper understanding and self-knowledge. The site-specific installation has the ambition to connect the external and the internal world, the visible and the hidden, inside and outside.