Details
| First Name | Kristína |
| Last Name | Gondová |
| Username | kristinagondova |
| Website | |
| Disciplines | Applied Arts and Craft, Ceramics, Sculpture |
| Themes | Environment, Landscape, Site-specific |
Statement
| Statement | Kristína is a determined ceramicist, a mediocre philosopher, an average cyclist, and an alright human being, according to her mother. She never grew out of running around the fields, climbing trees, and making mud castles. Stories of journeys are at the core of her practice, finding narratives in the landscapes she roams. Kristína looks at the world by experiencing it through the movement of her body within a landscape. When she is climbing a mountain or swimming in a river, she pays honest attention to the materials the world consists of. Within her practice as a ceramicist and a sculptor, Kristína combines her experiences with the history of the land. She celebrates the beauty of differences and repetition occurring in the natural world by using foraged materials within her work. A work of art does not end once it is made, Kristína takes her sculptures and installations into public spaces. The absurdity of these actions creates new meanings and discussions. From walking, through foraging to making one process leads to another. She tries to give back to the natural world what it has given her by letting materials lead the process of her craft. |
Biography
| Biography | Kristína was born and raised in Slovakia.There she found her love for mountains and a life on the road. It led her to studying Art & Philosophy at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design in Dundee. Throughout her studies, she learnt many new ways of expression, but found her focus in sculpture and ceramics. She combined these techniques with her interest in history/archeology and the landscape – creating narratives through materials and walking. She graduated from DJCAD in 2024 with a New Graduate Award 2024 from the SSA. Currently, she is working in Sutherland, exploring a new part of Scotland.
CURATED EXHIBITIONS Branching Out (group exhibition) – University of Dundee Botanic Garden EXHIBITIONS/AWARDS Branching Out (group exhibition) – University of Dundee Botanic Garden |