Markéta Magidová

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BIOGRAPHIE

Markéta Magidová is a Prague-based visual artist and director working with animated film, sculpture and installations. Her interest lies in reshaping sedimented representations of life and fiction. She reflects gender issues from a feminist perspective, highlights the role of social and visual imagination while analysing contemporary society’s stereotypes. Her short animated film Releasing Spell had its world premiere at Bucheon International Animation Festival, Europe- an Premiere at Rome Independent Film Festival and North America premiere at St. Louis International Film Festival. Her artworks have been presented at numerous European and US galleries and festivals – for example at CÉAAC (FR), Art in General, The Denton Gallery, The Plexus Project (USA), Futura, FAIT Gallery, MeetFactory, PLATO (CZ), The Czech Centre Berlin (DE), Bunkier Sztuki (PL), National Gallery of Macedonia (MK), National Palace of Culture (BG). She has also participated in diverse visual art, literary and performance residencies in Berlin, Strasbourg, Prague, Kortrijk and Bratislava. www.marketamagidova.com

FILMOGRAPHIE