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CONTACT: JAKUB.A.JANSA@GMAIL.COM, +420777343653
JAKUB JANSA
BORN 1989, CURRENTLY
WORKING IN PRAGUE
Statement
My projects are set in the present day world where the
permanent revolution of building elements has become
an everyday reality. I thus study the meaning and
necessity of change and revolutionism. My work aims at
exploring archetypal phenomena and situations. I freely
combine various media, and primarily create enviromental
installations and performances that are responsive to the
context of the place.
2011–2016: MgA, AAAD Academy of Arts,
Architecture and Design in Prague (Cz),
Studio of Supermedia
2013: Watch Out, Engstligenalp, Basel, Ch
2015: Five Eleven, New York, Us
Education
Residency /
Internship
About
Resume
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Selected PDFs
(Click on icon to open)
Better ideas
for Life.pdf
Name of the project
is project itself.pdf
Spiritual
Fitness.pdf
Exhibition
Works.pdf
Exhibitions
(G-group, S-solo)
'17 In a Landscape, Dům Umění, Brno,Cz, (G)
'17 Look at this fern, Berlinskej Model, Prague, Cz, (S)
'16 Spiritual Fitness, PAF, Olomouc, Cz, (S)
'16 Better Ideas for Life 2, Karlin Studios, Prague, Cz, (G)
'16 Spiritual Fitness, AM180, Prague, Cz, (G)
'16 In a Landscape, EA Gallery, Prague, Cz (G)
'16 Teseract, AMU Gallery, Prague, Cz, (G)
'16 Better Ideas for Life 1, A. Klingental, Basel, Ch, (G)
'16 Name of the project is project itself, CC, NY, Us, (G)
'16 It looked different in a dream, Klement., Prg, Cz, (G)
'15 How not to want anything, 4+4 Days, Prague, Cz, (G)
'14 Koriandrový tunel, GHMP, Prague, Cz, (G)
'14 Engstligenalp, StartUp, GHMP, Prague, Cz, (S)
'14 Holding plastic bag containing my positions I., Umakart, Brno, Cz, (S)
'14 Holding plastic bag containing my positions II., UKG, Prague, Cz, (S)
'13 Vystřelený šrapnel uklidní pozorovatele, CCC., Beijing, China, (G)
'13 Industrial Revolution, VP1, Ostrava, Cz, (G)
'13 Watch Out, Engstligenalp, Bern, Ch, (G)
'13 Conductor, Prague, Cz, (G)
'13 Enter 6, Galerie NTK, Prague, Cz, (G)
'13 Model, R33 galerie, Prague, Cz, (G)
'12 Umprum 2012, DOX, Prague, Cz, (G)
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References
[1] AQNB
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[2] PAF
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[3] GHMP
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External Links
[1] Personal web
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www.jakubjansa.com
[2] Spiritual Fitness web
→
www.thespiritualfitness.com
Text
Jansa has recently approached exposing
manipulative techniques and leadership
principles, which have become a more ur-
gent topic than ever, as much as authorita-
tive political manners are spreading around
and are surrounded with speeches pro-
claiming the simple solutions for complex
problems. The communicative aspect of
Jansa’s work does not hesitate to mimic its
own enemies and exploit the full potential
of the seductiveness of audiovisual media,
it can be a contribution to the discussion
about possibility of “positive populism”
in the situation of language confusion.
Jansa’s earlier work, on the other hand,
was often associated with the capabilities
of new technologies and took the form of
sophisticated, encrypted installations and
performances responding to the context of
the place and investigating hidden arche-
typal phenomena and situations.
His ongoing Spiritual Fitness project
(from 2016 onwards) is set into the world of
announcers of increasing work efficiency
and global progress, which does not even
ask about the meaning of individual works
and perceives it as a value an sich, and where
permanent revolution has become a daily
necessity. He is not personally hiding or
disappearing behind his work, on the con-
trary, he provocatively chooses narcissistic
visibility, when he becomes a central figure
in motivational self-development videos or
performing as a supportive techno evan-
gelistic figure in Strouhal’s “First Scratch”
project or shows up as visionary architect
who is unwilling to initiate the monumental
landscape transformation in the Engsling-
enalp project.
In his project, Jansa anticipates that the
audience will be affected, which is why he
builds his own complex environments. His
project is not trying to warn us, nor is it try-
ing to mock the themes in a simple manner.
It is very careful to find its balance in expres-
sion. Not giving clear instructions to adore,
reject or mock, enables him to pull the spec-
tator in his zone. Therefore, the conclusions
we draw from these situational games are
purely ours. (T.K.)
Spiritual Fitness is a physical practise developed for Academy of Art, Architecture and
Design in Prague (AAAD), presenting its complex self-development programe, in a form of
public seminary. It is based on three video lessons.
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SPIRITUAL FITNESS, 2016
mixed media (installation, videos, objects)
Spiritual Fitness, installation view from Karlin Studios
Spiritual Fitness, installation view from Karlin Studios
Spiritual Fitness, installation view from AM180
Spiritual Fitness, installation view from AM180
Spiritual Fitness, installation view from UMPRUM
Spiritual Fitness, installation view from PAF
Spiritual Fitness, installation view from PAF
screenshots from upcoming SF video
screenshots from upcoming SF video
screenshots from upcoming SF video
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THE BOOMERANG OF JOY, 2015
(performance)
Archetypal Situations I.: During the opening, civil-looking performers pay personal attention
to visitors and present them my videos on the phone during unforgettable flattery.
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LIQUID YOU, 2015
(performance)
Archetypal Situation II .: There are approximately 15 standardly dressed performers at the vernis-
sage, watching me all night and repeating my gestures and movements synchronously.
LOOK AT THIS FERN, 2015
(performance)
Be sure you study closely and remember it carefully You won’t to miss anything.
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The installation of sculptures, depicting the presentation tent, where you can see the first video
from the series spiritual fitness – Two minutes. The installation is made from copper tubes, that
represent the heat conducting material.
DREAM BUILDING, 2016
(video and installation) copper pipes, plastic foil, headphones, tv
Zone 3, installation view and drawing detail, iron board: 4400 x 3200 mm
The basis of the exhibition Book Report is to build digital archive of all the books (1,500 items)
awarded in “The most beautiful Czech book” over the past 50 years. Books are scanned, stored
and uploaded online daily by our digitizer laborer working by a predefined manual.
THE BOOK REPORT, 2015
collective exhibition project with Lukáš Kijonka and Petr Babák
The Book Report, installation view
ZONE 1, 2012
(process performance) plant, EEG, plotter, markers, wall: 4m x 3,2m
The only thing left thing in the room is the houseplant. I installed a device that reads and re-
cords information from the plant as if it were a computer hard drive. After 21 days the memory
of the room was restored by transcription on the wall.
It absorbs evidence of my surroundings into itself. It responds to me. We fall asleep together at
night and breathe the same air. Only we do not understand each other, yet. For example, trees
can communicate with each other from one side of the forest to the other.
ALPHABET, 2015
(concept) biofeedback from plant tattooed on skin
ZONE 3, 2014
(process performance) plant, biofeedback EEG, plotter, dremmel
The device captured biosignals from the plant in a noisy environment. Its internal language
was engraved by a vertical plotter onto an iron board. The process took 15 days. After fin-
ishing, the visual record disappeared under newly grown rust.
Zone 3, installation view and drawing detail, iron board: 4400 x 3200 mm
ZONE 2, 2013
(process performance) plant, biofeedback EEG, plotter, markers
In a closed room absent of light or water, a device transcribes the biosignals of a plant onto the
gallery wall until it dries up completely. The process took 28 days.
Zone 2, installation view and drawing detail, wall: 4000 x 3300 mm
As I ran, I recorded the sensory feeling of air flowing around me with anemometers placed
on my body. Afterwards, the experience was recreated using electronically controlled fans
and a loose canvas.
MODEL, 2013
(performance and installation) anemometers, controlled fans, silk
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Model, installation view and performance, silk screen: 320 x 180 cm
ENGSTLIGENALP, 2014
(architectural concept) installation, painting, texts, mixed media
A plateau called Engstligenalp is situated at an altitude of 2000 meters above sea level south
from Adelboden in the Western Alps of Switzerland. It is a setting for a visionary project, whose
aim is to install a device here which in a few thousand years would build a complex of caves.
Pernament Presence
(video) 2014, iP 5, full HD
The resulting picture is confusing. Experiencing the fluid world, which blends elements of a
digital simulacrum and general reality, makes it difficult to distinguish if the resulting image is
formed by post-production manipulation or it’s just picture of a real environment.
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APPLIANCES, 2016
(installation) collective project with Jan Nálepa, mixed media
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