Roman Štětina is one the most distinct artists of the incoming generation. In his work he sensitively interconnects his interest in sound and the spoken word, especially in the relationship to radio, sometimes TV broadcasting, and the strong visual aspect of the objects or situations connected with it, which he captures using video, installations, audiovisual interventions and other media. Štětina is the laureate of the ESSL Award from the year 2011 and the winner of the Jindřich Chalupecký Award in 2014.
The following interview is between My Art Guides Editorial Team and Roman.
Jan Kratochvil: Your main fields of interest are the moving image and sound media. Within your generation, there is not much to compare with in this area. How did you develop your practice?
Roman Štětina: I like dialogues and communication with the older generation in general, and this may be reflected in the kind of art I am interested in. However, the most important thing in my choice of media is the fact that I have never inclined towards painting, drawing, graphics, or other similar disciplines. That doesn’t mean I would be totally uninterested in the classical artistic methods, but I am much more curious about the creative process and the motivation behind the work. And that applies also to other fields of human activities which have become the themes for my work. The media of moving images and sound, therefore, best suit my interests. Moreover, the material is much easier to store and the future of my art is in the hands of the Sun rather than in mine. It is only up to Him to decide when to start another geomagnetic storm, which would delete all the work stored on my hard disk. And that’s quite a relief.
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