DIPLOMA 2026: Aneta Hradilová

We invite you to a performance and, at the same time, to the defence of a bachelor’s thesis — one that you can become part of as well! 10 June at 10:00 AM at Nová tržnica.

Nová Tržnica, Trnavské mýto, 831 04 Bratislava

Duration: 10 June – 21 June 2026


  • Scenography: Ivana Mlynárová
  • Actress: Natália Slovíková

Join the author in eating, overeating, drinking, washing down life, death, sorrow, and joy, and together swallow her archive.

SEŽER SI SVŮJ ARCHÍV / IMAGES WE CANNOT DIGEST

What happens when we try to physically “digest” our own past? My bachelor’s thesis is a ritual that explores the boundaries of personal memory and our obsession with preserving images. Conceived as the “Last Supper” of an archive, the installation transforms twelve chapters of my family life into edible fragments, which undergo a process of rotting and decay before the viewers’ eyes.

Through experimental techniques and a live performance, I attempt a “radical deprogramming” from family myths and explore whether our archives still constitute a meaningful legacy, or merely indigestible ballast. Here, the viewer is not only an observer, but also a participant in the act of “digestion”, helping me absorb what I can no longer continue to carry within myself. Come sit at the table and taste, together with me, the remains of my archive, which opens up the question of our responsibility for tomorrow.

 


Poster for the bachelor’s thesis and performance Sežer si svůj archiv, featuring a close-up grainy photograph of a child holding and biting a piece of bread. The poster includes the dates 10 June – 21 June, the performance time 10 June at 10:00 AM, and the venue Nová tržnica. It also lists the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, the Photography and Critical Practice Studio, scenography by Ivana Vlhnárová, actress Natália Složilová, bachelor’s thesis, and Aneta Hradilová.