The exhibition presents a cycle of the "life" phases of a vessel. The symbolic stops reflect its creation, existence, and demise. Creation is conditioned by the fundamental and primal materials of ceramic clay and the elements of fire and water, which together also shape the beginnings of human culture. The main part focuses on the forms of the vessel’s existence, its purpose, and use, which can have a purely practical, spiritual, or artistic dimension, including collaboration with other artists, which is very important to Roman Šedina. They too handle the vessel in a certain way, use it, and bring it to life, whether as a base for painting, part of a performance, or photographic record. The final stop—the demise of the vessel, such a common yet still surprising fact and moment—is, in Roman's interpretation, rather another transformation and change than an end or finality.
Roman Šedina (born 1982) traverses the boundaries of art and design fields. He has long been exploring the format of the vessel, primarily monumental hand-thrown vases or bowls in his interpretation. The labor-intensive and physically demanding process, without which such an artifact would not exist, he then deconstructs—deforming, crushing, or even breaking the vessels. The resulting form often features striking glazes, with metallic shades from his own formulas becoming characteristic for him.
