3x3 Contemporary Czech Art in Berlin with Jakub Valenta

In the 10th issue of the series Contemporary Czech Art I would
like to introduce Jakub Valenta, who is an artist and software
developer. He has been living in Berlin for the last four years.


Most of Jakub’s projects are digital, usually presented as a web
page, in an intentionally unaesthetic form, or using common
technology such as a calendar app, Google documents, emojis, or
Twitter. He often creates periodically updated collections of
material he discovers. Jakub’s work can be seen as a series of
short comments on our current society with a sense of
appreciation for the bizarre aspects of everyday life. Several of
his projects take a personal point of view and test the
boundaries of privacy. In this interview we speak e.g. about his
corona-inspired art project on Twitter, where he collects chances
and opportunities, that covid-19 gives us. Or about the 35 emojis
that go beyond the hugs and kisses of the standard emoji set and
why he addedan emoji of the typical czech meal Svíková.


More about this episode, Jakub Valenta and the whole series on
our webiste:
http://berlin.czechcentres.cz/uber-uns/neue-meldungen/3x3jakubvalenta


Photo: Jakub Valenta: Real Emoji (2019)