last week to see this wonderful exhibition
Øleg&Kaśka
The Food of Life
curated by Eva Slabá
On view through January 31, 2026
@olegandkaska@evaslaba
Installation views by @jankolsky
"Man was created of the Earth, and lives by virtue of the Aire; for there is in the Aire a secret food of life, which in the night we call dew; and in the day rarified water, whose invisible, congealed spirit is better than the whole Earth. (Michał Sędziwój)"
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1-3/ The Food of Life, 2025, acrylic and color pencils on canvas, triptych, 230 x 200 cm
4/ exhibition view
5-6/ The Dew of Night, 2025, acrylic and color pencils on canvas, diptych, 250 x 190 cm
7/ exhibition view
Curator Eva Slabá on the exhibition
Øleg&Kaśka: The Food of Life
on view through January 31st
@evaslaba@olegandkaska
video by @vltavska_studio
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The Food of Life
Øleg&Kaśka
#POLANSKYGallery, Prague
November 20, 2025 – January 31, 2026
Curation: #EvaSlabá
Photography: #JanKolsky
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After 13 years of running our gallery, the time has come for us to close this chapter.
We’ve done everything we could, but it wasn’t enough to keep the gallery going.
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to everyone who supported us, visited us, and believed in what we created. Your presence made these years deeply meaningful.
A very special thank you to all the wonderful artists and curators we had the privilege to work with. It was a true joy. 🤍
This may be the end of one chapter, but we hope to find a way to continue our activities in a new form.
Wishing you all a peaceful Christmas season and a beautiful year ahead. 🎄✨
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There were so many great exhibitions over the years, here’s just a small, random selection from our archive:
2-3/ Øleg&Kaśka: The Food of Life, 2025, curated by Eva Slabá, still on view through January 31, 2026
4/ Stanislav Zábrodský: Rule of Thumb, 2025, curated by Livia Klein
5-6/ Matyáš Maláč: The Romantics Were Prompted, 2025, curated by Livia Klein
7/ Šimon Sýkora: The Rites of Spring, 2025
8-9/ Eliška Konečná: Thirst, 2023, curated by Caroline Krzyszton
10-11/ Tereza Štětinová: Genesis, 2022, curated by Pavel Kubesa
12-13/ Pakui Hardware: Thrivers, 2019
14-15/ Martins Kohout: Shade at the Shapes without Names headquarters, 2018
16/ Lukáš Karbus: Fractured Side, 2017, curated by Jiří Havlíček
17-18/ Roman Štětina: Souvenir, 2015, curated by Jiří Havlíček
photos: 2-6 Jan Kolský, 10-11 Michal Ureš, 12-3 Ugnius Gelguda, 14-17 Martin Polák
Øleg&Kaśka
The Food of Life
curated by Eva Slabá
on view through January 31, 2026
@olegandkaska@evaslaba
"The theme of court life and its political intrigues is further developed through sculptures of heads, inspired by the so-called Wawel Heads (circa 1535) by Sebastian Tauerbach, which, although silent, still gaze down from the coffered ceiling on the events in the Throne Room of the Royal Castle in Krakow. Whether they were allegories or astrological symbols, they can be considered portraits of representatives of various classes and social groups, whose significance the artists shift from the role of powerless witnesses to that of direct participants in events, now with their gaze raised."
excerpt from the text by @evaslaba
photo @jankolsky
Øleg&Kaśka, Untitled I + Untitled II, 2025, own papier- mâché technique, plywood, wood stain, 100 x 80 x 80 cm / 145 x 100 x 100 cm
#polanskygallery #ølegandkaśka
Øleg&Kaśka
The Food of Life
curated by Eva Slabá
On view through January 31, 2026
@olegandkaska@evaslaba
photos by @jankolsky
img 1/ Chess Player III (Asphodelus), 2025, acrylic and color pencils on canvas, hand made wooden frame, 100 x 110 cm
"Øleg&Kaśka borrow the idea of "food of life" for their macabre exhibition at the Polansky Gallery, in which they take a playful approach to the dynamics of human life. Against the backdrop of a warm, brown-red banquet hall, they present their paintings and authorially adjusted drawings, as well as papier mâché busts. Unlike the linear principle of memento mori, which encourages reflection on the transience and finitude of earthly joys, Øleg&Kaśka reflect more on the cyclical nature of all living things in the concept of eternal return by Romanian philosopher Mircea Eliade. His distinction between profane time and sacred time points to the role of myth. Myth is not just a story of the past, but an active way in which individuals or societies organize their relationship to the present. Myth allows us to reconnect with sacred time through archetypal events and free ourselves from the anxiety of the irreversibility of the passing of time. The gradual awakening (similar to the burial of winter or New Year's celebrations) is reflected in the exhibition not only in the choice of themes, but also in their formal handling."
excerpt from the text by Eva Slabá
Øleg&Kaśka
The Food of Life
curated by Eva Slabá
On view through January 31, 2026
@olegandkaska@evaslaba
Installation views by @jankolsky
"Although the letter O and the number 8 are just arbitrary symbols for oxygen, they represent a graceful symbolic harmony between nature and human thought. We perceive both the closed circle and the horizontal eight as symbols of eternal cycle and wholeness, whether it be inhalation and exhalation, burning or photosynthesis, growth or decay. This life-giving substance – the "food of life" – was described as a component of air by the Polish scholar Michał Sędziwój in his text Novum Lumen Chymicum (1604). His pioneering findings on the chemical origin of oxygen served more than a century later to identify this essential element. And it is no surprise that Sędziwój was staying at the Prague court of Rudolf II at the time, which was (and still is) often mentioned in connection with alchemical explorations."
from curatorial text by Eva Slabá
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Øleg&Kaśka have been working together since summer 2018. Both artists graduated with master's degrees from the University of Fine Arts in Poznań (Poland) in 2020. Their intermedia work, which combines painting, drawing, sculpture, and occasionally video, is strongly influenced by alchemical poetics, layering of symbols and meanings, and a pluralistic narrative style connecting the past, present, and future. Their work draws on fantasy, mythology, history, and folklore, often finding inspiration in the Middle Ages and early modern times. Humor and playfulness play an important role in their work, through which they reflect on contemporary social and generational questions. Øleg&Kaśka has exhibited at the Suprainfinit Gallery in Bucharest, the Zachęta National Gallery of Art in Warsaw, the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw (MoMA), the SKALA Gallery in Poznań, the Gdańsk City Gallery, the Berlínskej Model and Prám spaces in Prague, the Spread Museum in Entrevaux, the Sonneundsolche Gallery in Düsseldorf, and other venues.
exhibition Øleg&Kaśka - The Food of Life, curated by Eva Slabá, will open on Thursday November 20, 6–9 pm in Prague
@olegandkaska@evaslaba
photo: @jackowska.karolina
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opening on 20 Nov 6-9 pm
Øleg&Kaśka
The Food of Life
Curated by Eva Slabá
@olegandkaska@evaslaba
Gfx: @anymadestudio
#polanskygallery #ølegkaśka
Farewell to Art Cologne 2025 @artcolognefair 💚
with Šimon Sýkora
Highlands, 2025
oil on canvas
130 x 110 cm
@sykora.simon
Photos: Jan Kolský @jankolsky
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