Jan Fabián
Washed Up, 2025
A conceptual artist and architect Jan Fabián has long been dedicated to the relationship between matter, space and being. His work oscillates between free sculpture, site-specific installations and architecture, while being united by a deep sensitivity to the environment and its internal connections. His approach reflects the search for ephemeral order — a kind of inconspicuous grouping of forms that only appears when we are really willing to look.
Fabián’s artefacts and installations are not purely physical structures but, often functioning as mirrors, show us not only the world around us, but ourselves too. In the tension between the natural and the human, the found and the created, a space for contemplation emerges: what does it actually mean to be in an environment that we are constantly shaping, but which at the same time is constantly shaping us?
A characteristic feature of Fabián’s work is the recycling of temporary or found materials – wood, building remains, natural elements. Through upcycling, he transforms not only physical materials, but also ways of thinking about value, aesthetics and duration.
Washed Up is an example of this poetic and at the same time environmental approach. This ephemeral island — partially submerged below the surface, partially visible — is a metaphor for hidden layers that only appear when we look at them with determination. It is like a reflection of our own selves on the surface: fragile and fleeting.
Fabián’s work thus, does not only hover on the boundary between art and architecture, but also touches on philosophical questions of presence, coexistence and sustainability. He creates a place that does not demand our attention but rewards it — a place where the silent grouping of things and shapes can become an event that brings us firmly back to reality.
Curator/ Tea Záchová
Location / Loučná River, Vodní valy Street (by Smetana’s bridge)
GPS / 49.870496N, 16.309530E
