You were never promised a happy life

We are pleased to invite you to the opening of the second solo exhibition of Eliška Konečná (b. 1992, Czech Republic) with the gallery, opening on April 15. The exhibition is accompanied by a critical text written by Anissa Touati.

Konečná’s practice explores softness and care as ambivalent relational conditions—where gestures of protection and support may also carry pressure, restraint, or the potential for harm. Working primarily with textile bas-reliefs, she approaches the body as a site of imprint and exposure: receptive and vulnerable, yet actively shaping its surroundings. Motifs of touch, proximity, and gentle constraint recur throughout her work, tracing moments where tenderness and control become inseparable. Her new body of work extends these concerns into a more spatial and immersive articulation of softness.

Konečná has recently exhibited at Kunsthaus Hamburg, the National Gallery of Prague, the City Gallery of Prague, Krupa Art Foundation in Wrocław, Nicodim Gallery in Bucharest, Public Gallery in London, eastcontemporary in Milan, Rondo Sztuki in Katowice, Karlín Studios, and Berlínskej Model in Prague. She was recently a resident at Palazzo Monti in Brescia. Her works are part of National Gallery of Prague as well as private ones.