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_BALLOONS AND THAT
_HORROR VACUI AND THE                 NECESSITY OF IMAGINATION _HYPERTEARS
_HYPER_WORKS ON PAPER
_ASSIGNED IDENTITY
_CURRENCY OF THE FUTURE
_WE DON'T KNOW
  WHERE ARE WE GOING
_DOLNE HONY
_EVENT HORIZON
_OBSERVATION
_BEING THE CENTRE OF
  THE UNIVERSE UNTIL IT'S END
_OCEAN








BALLOONS AND THAT




Walking a road that millions have walked, meeting in one place. Being one of them, but in a different way. Generations of young people growing up in an urban environment that embeds itself into one’s identity. Living as part of diasporas, from various backgrounds, with dreams of better futures.Balloons and That is an exhibition about personal struggle, migration, life in an urban metropolis, climate change, and speculations on identity. Growing up in a rough urban area of the former Eastern Bloc made me observant of street culture in London. I often wonder about the stories of the street youth in this Western metropolis. 

I find myself questioning: Who would I be if I had grown up in a similar environment here? Would I be part of the street youth searching for their way? Which tracksuit to wear—one associated with stereotypes of Eastern Europe or one tied to the streets of London?









Rocket
Laughing Gas / Nitrous oxide cannisters
91x33CM
2025


The urban phenomenon of inhaling laughing gas and its residue in the form of empty gas canisters scattered around streets is often associated with partying youth from low-income backgrounds. It also carries connotations of groups frequently linked to crime and various traffic accidents.Nitrous oxide (N₂O), commonly known as laughing gas, is also a potent greenhouse gas, with a global warming potential 270 times greater than that of carbon dioxide for the same volume. It plays a significant role in contributing to climate change.
Inhalation of nitrous oxide for recreational use, with the purpose of causing euphoria or slight hallucinations, began as a phenomenon for the British upper class in 1799, known as "laughing gas parties”.

It has been made illegal to use with the purpose of misuse of its psychoactive effects since 2023



Another gas associated with both balloons and the notion of escape is helium—the only chemical element that actively escapes Earth’s atmosphere on its own, weaving a narrative of dreams and the desire to escape toward a more promising future.



Balloons and That does not seek to create narratives about identities. Instead, it aims to foster an environment that sparks questions, feeding the bonfire of fantasies—particularly those surrounding the perception of our identities, shaped by the world we live in. It tells urban stories connected to our everyday realities and near futures.

Reality is a waste of time at least, thinking about reality is.






Balloons and That
Polaroid on Aluminium plate
17x15CM
2025

































Roadman and Vlčák
ink on paper
100x33CM
2025









Bonfire
ink on paper
45x35CM
2024










LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM____2025

Exhibited at: Five Years Archway
Production by: RGM - REGIMENT