https://philippkolychev.net Philipp Kolychev Mon, 15 Dec 2025 12:34:23 +0000 https://philippkolychev.net en http://philippkolychev.net/Slices Mon, 15 Dec 2025 12:34:23 +0000 Philipp Kolychev 458741  Sovereign Slices &nbsp; This event transformed a symbol of oppression into a communal feast. A bread crown was baked, then ritualistically dismantled and distributed to the crowd. The act functioned as a way to take power back. Rather than being feared or worshipped, this symbol was literally swallowed and digested. The authority of the imperial insignia was dissolved and replaced by the collective experience of a meal. 2025 performance <img width="4193" height="2795" width_o="4193" height_o="2795" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/1e2d1f4fe0e12846289048ccbdebe5712ad42b0bc9b5197c38790adf2c7a5d91/philipp-detail2.jpg" data-mid="1427396" border="0" data-scale="82"/><img width="4193" height="2795" width_o="4193" height_o="2795" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/d0f08b7be4e0b986ae52e70e5fda5fc774299fe0de4713d275ff11871db3db92/philipp-detail3.png" data-mid="1427397" border="0" data-scale="82"/><img width="4193" height="2795" width_o="4193" height_o="2795" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/cf85296f25a638cf7d15e8b58ad6a45c045336dc3357f695ec011147f677eb39/philipp-detail4.png" data-mid="1427398" border="0" data-scale="82"/> Zug Zwang   Sovereign Slices &nbsp; This event transformed a symbol of oppression into a communal feast. A bread crown was baked, then ritualistically dismantled and... http://philippkolychev.net/Zug Sun, 21 Sep 2025 11:24:35 +0000 Philipp Kolychev 457907  Zug Zwang Zug Zwang is a mobile vendor cart that relocates each day, resembling the chess tactic where any move worsens one’s position. Small traders in the shadow economy often face a similar challenge - forced to move by gentrification, regulation, or precarity, each displacement narrowing their possibilities. Created during the residency at Klub Solitaer, this cart hosted games of chess with bread pieces, encouraging encounters and conversations with the residents of Chemnitz, where play became a way to share time, stories, and experiences. 2025 Mobile installation <img width="1317" height="878" width_o="1317" height_o="878" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/c60fb03ee20529587cf7b9a04c8692550319140199204d18912d1d98aca51ea2/zug_full.png" data-mid="1419637" border="0" /><img width="1317" height="878" width_o="1317" height_o="878" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/cba52d2ca42f982b24fe1c88892ba913093dfc2caf66c0a19d006f5ddd88bb06/zug_plate.png" data-mid="1419632" border="0" /><img width="1350" height="1080" width_o="1350" height_o="1080" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/fb43d2ffdce00f40820479c95dd340031ee7024d694291a9be77cb47f3f65e26/zug_detail.png" data-mid="1419634" border="0" data-scale="79"/><img width="1080" height="1350" width_o="1080" height_o="1350" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/ea77e31e880faf91bbac31344e41faa8c64b66fe7c6fd34c878a0aaf7daa4d5c/zug_Artboard-9.png" data-mid="1419636" border="0" /><img width="1317" height="878" width_o="1317" height_o="878" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/0de980ed07c0455f265b771598f64d538bf20a494c54188ed620f6823cb65581/zug_game.png" data-mid="1419633" border="0" /> Sovereign Slices Listen and Learn   Zug Zwang Zug Zwang is a mobile vendor cart that relocates each day, resembling the chess tactic where any move worsens one’s position. Small traders... http://philippkolychev.net/Listen Sat, 13 Apr 2024 09:15:42 +0000 Philipp Kolychev 452616  Listen and Learn Created during a 2023 residency at Petrohradská kolektiv, Listen and Learn is a multimedia installation that dissects the absurdity of the contemporary housing crisis. The work functions as a satirical critique, confronting the transformation of shelter into a purely market-driven commodity. The centerpiece of the installation is a reanimated two-burner stove, repurposed to resemble a DJ controller. This domestic kitchen relic is brought back to life with custom-made rotating plates that mimic the motion of spinning vinyl records. Embedded atop one of these kinetic heating elements is a smartphone displaying a video loop, synchronized with a curated DJ set by Drinks Menu. By blending industrial 3D prints and silkscreening with this "remixed" household appliance, the installation creates a high-energy, performative lecture. It forces a collision between the domestic reality of the home and the fast-paced, speculative nature of the real estate market, inviting the audience to "listen and learn" to the rhythmic, often violent, economic dynamics that dictate where and how we live. 2023 Kinetic Video Installation <img width="1134" height="757" width_o="1134" height_o="757" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/bce1eddc7acc1aa9ba5d4c21207982f2c5803a79776d1dbad49c1e9ce134060f/fullview.jpg" data-mid="1358714" border="0" /><img width="1134" height="757" width_o="1134" height_o="757" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/ddab8c0fd5af7b9c1e5f63e1f2c15c5bd218f65c72729e5f6caa1b5226b78f55/closeup1.png" data-mid="1358715" border="0" /><img width="1134" height="757" width_o="1134" height_o="757" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/18fceee78f04a818a3aed3eb26f690b8b2b4836d8787973b19cf6ccd20621d38/closeup3.png" data-mid="1358716" border="0" /><img width="757" height="1134" width_o="757" height_o="1134" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/53c61540c198cfca6c53e0273b373a42425868e891e4f4c949fb47192ef6291a/closeup4.png" data-mid="1358717" border="0" /><img width="757" height="1134" width_o="757" height_o="1134" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/75aad0dd312ab91300aee74d26ac4ced2ee46e4f32fe995c8935dbff0d9b4529/fullview-3.png" data-mid="1358718" border="0" /> Zug Zwang Rentoid Sancturay   Listen and Learn Created during a 2023 residency at Petrohradská kolektiv, Listen and Learn is a multimedia installation that dissects the absurdity... http://philippkolychev.net/Rentoid Sat, 10 Jun 2023 10:22:59 +0000 Philipp Kolychev 444174  Rentoid Sanctuary This collaborative project with Jozef Mrva, exhibited at Galerie FAVU(2023), Galerie AMU(2024) is a multifaceted exploration of the housing crisis. It encompasses three videos, antropomorphic objects, as well as 3D and textile longer-term survival prints. &nbsp; 2023-2024 Video Installation <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/35754b993446b2c328293e4b3df3fb0fa91c2233ad8f059eafbc3b6154b02204/Rentoid_Sanctuary_artalk-15.jpg" data-mid="1293767" border="0" data-scale="87"/><img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/4628c1a100a51a2f15677e5ed3196bbc3c7129bc4c6f8f1e96da91c186cd5589/Rentoid_Sanctuary_artalk-13.jpg" data-mid="1293769" border="0" data-scale="87"/><img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/bbb22d52434d0f6815e698ec968a584a6ea12e67a24d4023908b7c0bd0d6e6a4/Rentoid_Sanctuary_artalk-6.jpg" data-mid="1293778" border="0" data-scale="87"/><img width="1920" height="1440" width_o="1920" height_o="1440" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/fe3099370305218899446a56d3379e965d61196cb8c913c5de15b3deba0136e1/ShadowEstates_detail3.png" data-mid="1418493" border="0" data-scale="87"/><img width="1440" height="1920" width_o="1440" height_o="1920" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/11aed1be9bb8583e41e90d6370be729677884fc8f16a088b124f213f3a3c730d/ShadowEstates_detail4.png" data-mid="1418494" border="0" data-scale="51"/><img width="1440" height="1920" width_o="1440" height_o="1920" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/de98cf344fe7353a5e18e38e71eadf94cc1ea46cbaecacb98bcc578fdf246881/ShadowEstates_midrange1.png" data-mid="1418495" border="0" data-scale="51"/><img width="840" height="1440" width_o="840" height_o="1440" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/bd31579763d035f4835df3c7d1c62fd0bed6444e0f995775d559d972419d27f9/ShadowEstates_tent.png" data-mid="1418497" border="0" /><img width="840" height="1123" width_o="840" height_o="1123" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/b49062d92898e283eb5f438257291a8934e95f2bb8d855523a011f3d44d25f8e/ShadowEstates_tent2.png" data-mid="1418496" border="0" /><img width="1440" height="957" width_o="1440" height_o="957" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/506f706ab6347b6df9b937a87b2b4c70c89b2c555d5a3ad36927cd40768cd771/ShadowEstates_detail.png" data-mid="1418499" border="0" /><img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/a04579bbe6165e7480a6d1d4dee11cfe0f6f93ea06cb41e1877481ffd0cd62fb/Rentoid_Sanctuary_artalk-17.jpg" data-mid="1293777" border="0" data-scale="87"/> Listen and Learn Ultimate Spread Logics   Rentoid Sanctuary This collaborative project with Jozef Mrva, exhibited at Galerie FAVU(2023), Galerie AMU(2024) is a multifaceted exploration of the... http://philippkolychev.net/Spread Sat, 10 Jun 2023 10:06:49 +0000 Philipp Kolychev 444173  Ultimate Spread Logics The collaborative project with Filip Hauer, The Ultimate Spread Logics, is a computer game that draws inspiration from the mechanics of a simple tarot spread. It explores relationship between the spiritual and material realms, offering a critical examination of their interplay. Our game's algorithm generates speculative patterns using speculative symbols, allowing players to glimpse random images of the future through procedural logic. This approach fosters a new therapeutic and affective bond with the future, utilizing real and cybernetic icons instead of magical ones. By combining new cards in our simulation, we confront anxieties surrounding past and unfulfilled futures, paving the way for alternative possibilities. 2022 - 2024 video game &nbsp; <img width="1280" height="720" width_o="1280" height_o="720" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/4e366b0095915f51d11e4b493760b38cbe4c74bb5aececacdaf8d04d054d05fd/spreas_Artboard-1.png" data-mid="1396302" border="0" /><img width="1280" height="720" width_o="1280" height_o="720" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/a5ced30d023d3cc525ae2b3db230124dc95f26b00ad38e74b823781cd61e0bbc/spreas_Artboard-2.png" data-mid="1396301" border="0" /><img width="1280" height="720" width_o="1280" height_o="720" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/fe29d429b4bbf19299c73f18271ce9665b8094ddb450ba3ef64d6c64cddddd5c/spreas_Artboard-3.png" data-mid="1396300" border="0" /><img width="1280" height="720" width_o="1280" height_o="720" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/365cbc66ef03df67efe990cb26add0de0ab0d640882a66eae75b241ff2b50391/spreas_Artboard-4.png" data-mid="1396303" border="0" /> Rentoid Sanctuary Crunchy Zone   Ultimate Spread Logics The collaborative project with Filip Hauer, The Ultimate Spread Logics, is a computer game that draws inspiration from the... http://philippkolychev.net/Crunchy-Zone Sun, 26 Sep 2021 12:10:12 +0000 Philipp Kolychev 412508 Crunchy Zone A crashed car sits smoldering, a stark symbol of a crypto-collector who took a one-way trip down the fast lane. This dystopian gourmand choked on their own ambition, a cautionary tale served cold. It's a reminder that the insatiable appetite for infinite growth can leave us all in a metaphorical collision, leaving our dreams as dented and broken as the wreckage before us. The installation Crunchy Zone was a part of festival Damn Galgenberg which took place in the capital of Moravian region – Olomouc. ►audio. 2021 <img width="1920" height="1280" width_o="1920" height_o="1280" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/5f4ec92ea3acf9b1fe5cd1e7a18655a756c55137ad960ca47e8cc33100f705ef/longshot3.png" data-mid="1126546" border="0" /><img width="1920" height="1280" width_o="1920" height_o="1280" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/e6a399fd8819dd61b07fbdc9c68987d375dca6d5ce3652f7fab1325083681eb1/detail_2.png" data-mid="1126548" border="0" /><img width="1920" height="1280" width_o="1920" height_o="1280" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/2d75a1e99b0bbd0c8930221ee8721206de129d3c926ba67e70d80fbc7e42f0a6/midshot_1.png" data-mid="1126549" border="0" /><img width="1920" height="1280" width_o="1920" height_o="1280" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/757b6c5845cb402ebdb1f05ac9091d00e7bee0a85928da553e01cbaa48167723/detail_7.png" data-mid="1126547" border="0" /><img width="1920" height="1280" width_o="1920" height_o="1280" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/82fd12d2b3486ed13e27ce0f3f0958ad5dfc89635cdb86b7a8f8bf73f5ba4028/detail_3.png" data-mid="1126545" border="0" /><img width="1920" height="1280" width_o="1920" height_o="1280" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/f22f1bb98accb9023ebef1e544557d9f8c593912c8a07d4996adf2b27f1f0fbd/detail_5.png" data-mid="1126550" border="0" /> Ultimate Spread Logics Spring is Always Doomed  Crunchy Zone A crashed car sits smoldering, a stark symbol of a crypto-collector who took a one-way trip down the fast lane. This... http://philippkolychev.net/Universe Fri, 17 Jul 2020 13:32:54 +0000 Philipp Kolychev 374545  I Want to Know Why Universe Exists This installation is an attempt to hypnotic induction. The cabbage fractal takes hold of the viewer with a hypnagogic grip. The accompanyig sound thickens the atmosphere untill the spectator is completely dazed. 2014 <img width="524" height="782" width_o="524" height_o="782" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/760e811882a4540d798f4e58f5453aee95cf513886a169015ad5cc2c0a49e7ef/un2.png" data-mid="957115" border="0" /><img width="524" height="782" width_o="524" height_o="782" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/88378c1e1ee345ecd4705b45093ef0fcb2b8ad7d7e4ee32ea5baa940fd358b42/un.png" data-mid="957116" border="0" /> Clean Exhibition  I Want to Know Why Universe Exists This installation is an attempt to hypnotic induction. The cabbage fractal takes hold of the viewer with a ... http://philippkolychev.net/Clean Fri, 17 Jul 2020 13:18:36 +0000 Philipp Kolychev 374543  Clean Exhibition The show mediates the state of an obsessive compulsive disorder. This installation consists of a video and several objects imitating an imaginary habitat of an OCD affected person. The video depicts a clean body, we see it breathing but we do not see the struggle inside of it. In opposition to the body image there is a furniture cut in to a defined format based on a tiled carpet. It imitates the need to fit into a framework that one has defined by himself. Everything that overlaps it must go away, even if it is the part without which the thing loses its effectiveness. This part can be missed - it is nothing important compared to what one is obsessed with - in this case himself. Clean Exhibition was a collaborative project with Ondřej Doskočil. 2016 <img width="614" height="408" width_o="614" height_o="408" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/e0f987dbed754f6532e751869197e1e410f53cbead2e0a910d7972fdc4c1ddf6/2.png" data-mid="957079" border="0" /><img width="614" height="408" width_o="614" height_o="408" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/701f2e9c79cd54ac19c66b000799987510663301685ded6b0cc83ab93f7c1520/3.png" data-mid="957080" border="0" /><img width="614" height="408" width_o="614" height_o="408" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/458c3fed77c1ef50bbf776e9c66a61805437f51a32de1dd457a3188cd562f589/1.png" data-mid="957078" border="0" /> Windmill I Want to Know Why Universe Exists   Clean Exhibition The show mediates the state of an obsessive compulsive disorder. This installation consists of a video and several objects... http://philippkolychev.net/Windmill Fri, 17 Jul 2020 13:10:06 +0000 Philipp Kolychev 374542  Windmill This concrete objects are monuments to honor famous Czech proverb “Golden Czech hands”, which refers to the incredible skillfulness of Czech craftsmen. These classic DIY propellers made of plastic bottles can be spotted in almost every Czech garden of the countryside. Their purpose is to discourage birds and moles from disturbing and feeding on crops and flowers but also to decorate and spice up our ordinary days. 2017 <img width="1313" height="875" width_o="1313" height_o="875" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/45b99ca192038cbb470964ac81f27e887396b691dff89876bef6f60717f52aa7/windmill1.png" data-mid="957061" border="0" /><img width="1313" height="875" width_o="1313" height_o="875" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/5df4198f2c13f22bd37a5a968f53dd419661667bead9609ad288c204be0f7df1/windmill2.png" data-mid="957054" border="0" /><img width="1313" height="875" width_o="1313" height_o="875" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/fc903520a81ffe3d7e9c7c1c8287e94e60d472f593910bbe55ea78b9fcfccf84/windmill3.png" data-mid="957056" border="0" /> Common Sense Clean Exhibition   Windmill This concrete objects are monuments to honor famous Czech proverb “Golden Czech hands”, which refers to the incredible skillfulness of... http://philippkolychev.net/Earth Fri, 17 Jul 2020 12:19:07 +0000 Philipp Kolychev 374541  Measuring Earth This video installation shows an alternative view of interstellar travel. Non-narative psychedelic loop depicts a group of scientists/travelers imprisoned somewhere deep beneath the ground. They are arguing and chaotically moving between two desks trying to find out which path to follow. Instead of a maps they are holding green-screens with occasionally flashing conspiracy theory info graphics. Measuring Earth is a collaborative project with Ondřej Doskočil and Olexander Martsynyuk, curated by Jozef Mrva. 2018 <img width="1313" height="875" width_o="1313" height_o="875" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/c9c930e95fb0b75cff7b5a3c5793d5e80d0bf48c9270aebea18a81819aa6edbb/measuring3.png" data-mid="957031" border="0" /><img width="1313" height="875" width_o="1313" height_o="875" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/e196dbbdca003a747277ff21a538576dae58ba5c62f0301f567fc5097ab68623/measuring4.png" data-mid="957028" border="0" /><img width="1313" height="875" width_o="1313" height_o="875" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/2f69792901cbc81044ecfa0409ee6c86e5fd5a3f9838b192ecc871d1ce701f22/measuring2.png" data-mid="957029" border="0" /><img width="1313" height="875" width_o="1313" height_o="875" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/1d5ae1d72ecd6972489a3659f9b659fb54b188c295bfd6c891c266fc6f162414/measuring1.png" data-mid="957030" border="0" /> Common Sense Windmill   Measuring Earth This video installation shows an alternative view of interstellar travel. Non-narative psychedelic loop depicts a group of...