"I am a multidisciplinary artist from the Slovak-Hungarian border, working with expanded forms of installation, object, printmaking, performance, video, and writing.
My practice explores the relationship between individuals and their environment, reflecting broader sociological issues. A key concept is "mental space," the internal landscapes we inhabit. I aim to transform inner experiences into tangible forms, offering viewers opportunities for introspection and shared insight.
I'm mainly interested in creating multisensory site-specific installations that respond to and transform their surroundings. I explore the power of spatial atmosphere in its local context, inviting an intimate dialogue between the viewer and their environment. This approach allows the space to become an active participant in the artwork, amplifying its emotional and experiential resonance.
I strive to dismantle traditional barriers between art and audience, creating direct, multisensory engagement. My goal is to establish a sensitive bridge of communication, where the artwork and perceiver connect in a dynamic, living experience."
barbaragocnikova@gmail.com
instagrameducation
Master studies | Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava |
Studio of Printmakingand Other media | 2019 - 2021
Tokyo University of Arts | Japan |
Studio of Printmaking | 2019/2020
Bachelor studies | Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava
| Studio of Printmaking and Other media | 2015 - 2019
Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk | Poland |
Department of Printmaking | 2018
exhibitions
Solo exhibition | "Built on a Landslide" |
Grand Palais | Bern | Switzerland | 2024/03-04
Special selection by Erőss István |
Graphic Triennale | Miskolc | Hungary | 2023/09-11
Collaborative performance project | “silver lining” |
crazinisT artisT studiO | Kumasi, Ghana | 2023/04
Solo exhibition | “overthink” |
Kaleidoszkóp Ház | Esztergom, Hungary | 2022/10
Solo exhibition | ”cafuné- you” |
Prisma.lx | Lisbon, Portugal | 2022/08
Site- specific installation | “sent but never received” |
Lisbon, Portugal | 2022/07
Solo exhibition | ”Visit without invitation” |
Bridgeguard house | Štúrovo, Slovakia | 2021/08-12
Collective exhibition project |
“Please wait the meeting host will let you in soon” |
Kalab Centre | Bratislava, Slovakia | 2021/10
Solo exhibition | Alapok/Základy |
Aquaphone | Štúrovo, Slovakia | 2021/10
Collective virtual exhibition | SPLEEN |
Bratislava, Slovakia | 2021/01-03
Collective exhibition | Audi Headquarter
| Ingolstadt | Germany | 2019/06-08
grants and awards
Mobility grant | Slovak Arts Council | 2023
Exhibition production grant | Slovak Arts Council | 2021
residencies
Summer Residency | Künstlerhaus Dortmund | Germany | 2025
Schafhof -European Art Forum Upper Bavaria | Freising | Germany | 2025
perfocraZe International Artist Residency | Kumasi | Ghana | 2023
Bridgeguard - Art and Science Residency | Štúrovo | Slovakia | 2021
project activity
Workshop | "Safe Space" (model building) | Schafhof - European Art Forum Upper Bavaria | Freising | Germany | 2025
Exhibition design assistance | Greenhouse - Portugal Pavilion at 60th International Art Exhibition -
La Biennale di Venezia 2024 | Venice, Italy | 2023-2024
Production assistant | INSTITUTO and paulo moreira architectures | Porto, Portugal | 2023-2024
Selection committee member | “Cecinema Film Festival" | Cecina, Italy | 2023/01-06
Selection committee member | “Arqiteturas Film Festival" 10th edition | Porto, Portugal | 2023/01-06
Exhibition curator | “m3 admixture” by Lucia Žitnayová | Station Gallery | Bratislava, Slovakia | 2023/01
Exhibition curator | „Bouncy Castle“ by János Vámos |Tata, Hungary | 2022/09
Production assistant | Studio Mónica de Miranda and Hangar - art research center | Lisbon, Portugal | 2022/02-08
Collaboration with performative artist and writer Mickey Bourne (AU) and open talk
held by cultural researcher Anca Usurelu (RO) |
Prisma.lx | Lisbon, Portugal | 2022/08
Workshop organiser | “alternative printmaking” Prisma.lx | Lisbon, Portugal |2022/08
Production assitant | Breakfast over the bridge | documentary by Mattia Mura (IT) | 2020-2021
Author of the project and dramaturgy | Collective exhibition SPLEEN | Bratislava,
Slovakia | 2021/05-06