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Vojtech V. Slama

Born (1974) in Brno, Czech Republic; his life has been connected with Brno and Jevišovice. A graduate of Secondary School of Artistic Crafts Brno, a member of group named Česká Paralaxa (Czech Parallax) and Steiner Group. A freelance photographer. At present a student of master's degree at Institute of Creative Photography of Faculty of Arts and Science, Silesian University, Opava, Czech Republic (Bachelor of Art, 2006).

Comes from a family of art tradition. First contacted with photo making at primary school. Only at the age of sixteen shows a deeper interest in photography. After a series of twists and turns — studies at Secondary School of Engineering and an attempt to obtain a professional photography education, accompanied by differences of opinion with the apprentice school concept — Sláma finally settled at SŠUŘ Brno; he graduated in 1996. During his secondary school studies a member of Jiří Víšek’s class. Still at SŠUŘ Brno, a co-founder of the Česká Paralaxa photo group (1995); the double-lens 6 × 6 cm reflex camera, related to the creative philosophy of Česká Paralaxa, has remained his sovereign apparatus for his production up to present days.

Among author’s significant works there is a cycle devoted to female figure skaters (carried out in Rondo Hall in Brno, 1997), cycle concerning the ballet ensemble of the National Theatre, Ostrava (a project done for Igor Vejsada, 1998—1999) and his books Expert’s Still lives (2003) and Wolf’s Honey 2004.

Vojtěch Sláma’s inherent need is travelling. He travels a lot; whether it is Quebec, India or Paris; for the author it is always a unique opportunity to acquire a new view of well-thought-out things, to chase away routine and to find a fresh desire for further production.

Individual exhibitions:

1998 - Malá galerie M. Horníčka, Brno, CZ
1999 - Divadlo Jiřího Myrona, Ostrava, CZ
1999 - Galerie Schenk, Brno, CZ
2001 - Yellow Submarine Gallery, Znojmo, CZ
2002 - Moravian Gallery, Brno, CZ
2002 - Galeryje 9, Brno, CZ
2002 - New Castle, Jevišovice, CZ
2002 - Tagasyl, Vídeň / Vienna, Austria
2003 - Lázně Bludov, Bludov, CZ
2003 - Fotofest, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
2003 - Galerie Opera, Ostrava, CZ
2004 - House of Arts, Opava, CZ
2004 - Prague House of Photography, Praha
2004 - Brno Gallery, Brno, CZ
2005 - Celebris Gallery, Hradec Králové, CZ
2005 - The Moon at Day Gallery, České Budějovice, CZ
2006 - Fotoforum West, Innsbruck, Austria
2006 - Fotoforum, Bolzano, Italy
2006 - Photeur Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2007 - Beng, Museum of Gypsy Culture, Brno, CZ

Collective Exhibitions:

1995 - Galerie Neobrom, Brno, CZ
1996 - Hotel Rohatý krokodýl, Mikulov, CZ
1996 - Club Prostor, Břeclav, CZ
1997 - Hotel Rohatý krokodýl, Mikulov, CZ
1998 - Galerie Ano, Brno, CZ
1998 - Yellow Submarine Gallery, Znojmo, CZ
1999 - Besídka, Slavonice, CZ
2000 - Panský dvůr, Krásenko, CZ
2001 - Moravian Gallery, Brno, CZ
2002 - Muzeum Boskovicka, Boskovice, CZ
2001 - 2004 – Young Portfolio, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Japan
2004 - Club Paradiso, Kizosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Japan
2005 - Fifteen, Exhibition of ITF graduates, Prague House of Photography, CZ
2005 - Caminos del Hierro, Madrid, Spain
2006 - Steiner Group, Cafe Steiner, Brno, CZ
2006 - Fifteen, Exhibition of ITF garaduates, Photokina, Cologne, Germany
2007 - ITF 2007, Month of Photography, Bratislava, Slovakia
2007 - Six, Exhibition of Czech photographic schools, Berlin, Germany

Representation in Collections:

Moravian Gallery, Brno, CZ
Museum of Photographic Arts, Japan
Prague House of Photography, Prague, CZ
Fotofest, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
Galerie Brno, Brno, CZ
FotoArte, Brasília, Brazil
Joaquim Paiva Collection, Madrid, Spain
Museet for Fotokunst, Odensee, Danemark
Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck, Austria
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.

Broadcast Media:

Czech Television, Cesty, Photographer Vojtěch V. Sláma, directed by Karel Fuksa, 1998
Czech radio, station Vltava, interview with Karel Oujezdský, 2004

Movies with Czech Paralax:

Paralax, directed by Tomáš Nováček and Jiří Lívanec, photography by Tomáš Nováček
Be fit, directed by Česká paralaxa, photography by Tomáš Nováček

Own short movies:

1998 – Le Jour de Clémence, Hájenkafilm
2000 – Cherry Time, Hájenkafilm

Non-published Author's Books:

Thirteen
Hájenka I a Hájenka II
Paris
Grónsko

Books:

Expert´s Still Lives, Chemcomex Praha, 2003
Wolf´s Honey, Gallery Brno, 2004

Publications:

Author´s calendar, 1. atelier Brno, 1996
Ice playgrounds, author´s calendar and catalogue, 1. atelier Brno, 1997
Painful playgrounds, author's calendar and catalogue, Anect Brno, 1998
2000, author´s calendar and catalogue, Dual, Brno, 2000
Dance, author´s calendar and catalogue, Dual, Brno,2001
002, author´s calendar and catalogue, Dual, Brno, 2002
Cat collection, author´s calendar and catalogue, Vermina, Brno, 2003
Wolf´s Honey, exhibition catalogue, Moravian Gallery Brno, text: Jiří Pátek, 2003
Wolf´s Honey, exhibition catalogue, The Moon at Day Gallery, České Budějovice, text: Jiří Pátek, 2005
Author’s calendar, Regional Council of Region of Consistency South - East, Brno, 2007

Awards / Prizes:

2006 - Frame Award 006, II. prize, Brno, Czech Republic
2006 - Fotofest Discoveries of the Meeting Place, Houston, Texas, U.S.A
2007 - Frame Award 007, I. prize, Brno, Czech Republic