A donde quiera que vaya no conocen mi nombre

A donde quiera que vaya no conocen mi nombre Bianka Chladek and Adrian Altman are presenting a new body of work. Mainly consisting of surfaces developed through color and embroidery, it is unclear at what point ideas, markings and influences became layered. Characters from a misunderstood - later recontextualised - BabyXsosa viral track feature in a few works dealing with the song’s commentary on recognition and social desire. Other works were made through recently learned skilled processes that have needed individual reclusion. An unapologetic intertwine, like old tattoos and skin marks coming back through summer looks. BC and AA have lived in and around Barcelona during the last 8 months, spending time navigating the city with limited communication tools and a sense of pleasure in such self containment. We started to think about showing the work after having a conversation about living in Barcelona as incognitos and how that could free up ideas of complying with existing infrastructure in the city. We had this conversation while listening to anonymous unmastered tracks coming from a whatsapp group that serves as an experimental pool for a few djs, asking ourselves if the sound systems that regularly play the tracks are taking the toll of the unequalized frequencies. The internet has failed. So did Esperanto but for different reasons. Through something similar to method acting they have managed to take on multiple personalities allowing them to thrive quietly during these last months. As art critics to get into museums, as carpenters to build bars, as interpreters in a glassware orchestra, as online sellers of repurposed found material and even as basketball players in the nearby court. Born in Slovakia, lives and works in Prague, Bianka Chladek’s practice encompasses painting, photography, embroidery and online archives and references. She draws from an introspective place, intersecting both an intangible and kindred imagery. Bianka Chladek has received a Masters degree of fine arts from the University of Tomas Bata in Zlin and attended the Painting studio at the Academy of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture in Prague. Adrian Altman is concerned with questions about the meaning of artistic production under the condition of an unsettled / traveler agent. AA has developed work while moving through different parts of Europe. During his studies, he went through a range of internships across different schools and studios. Last year he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague.