Sobek,Evzen

Evzen Sobek, Brno, Czech Republic

Life in Blue

Evzen Sobek, Life in Blue 1, inkjet print, 2010, 50 x 50cm, edition 10+1

What is the motivation for people to spend their time at the lakeside of the reservoir in the southeastern tip of the Czech Republic? Why do they set up their second homes with bizarre architectural artefacts in this strange environment though the magic of the place dissolves after several visits..
What makes the members of the community or holidaymakers, their husbands and wives, children, relatives, friends,  voluntarily spend a weekend or even a year-round stay in this strange emptiness?
Is it the longing for meditation in the country?
Is it the necessity of establishing informal contacts in a romantic environment?
Maybe here they can quench their desire for life in a community which the city can no longer offer.
The answer to these questions could be given by these residents only, but the question is whether they know the answer themselves...?

Evzen Sobek

 

Books and Catalogs

Life in Blue, Kehrer Verlag, Heidelberg
Life in Blue - catalogue acompanying the exhibition, Brno

Collections that hold Evzen Sobek's work

Collection of Union of Czech Photographers, Prague

Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Kiyosato

Moravian Gallery, Brno

Museum of Aplied Arts, Prague

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Museum of Romany Culture, Brno

National Museum of Photography, Jindřichův Hradec

School of Visual Arts, Osaka

The Olomouc Museum of Art, Olomouc

private collections in Europe, Israel, Japan and USA

Links for Evzen Sobek

>>> photographres:network selection 2010

>>> Evzen Sobek