ʀᴇᴍᴇᴅɪᴇꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛᴏ:xɪ:ᴄɪᴛɪᴇꜱ
𝕖𝕐𝕖 𝔸𝕤 𝔸 𝕔𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕋𝕚𝕧𝕖 ft. Kaštan and Pryskyřník

3 weeks Residency at Cross Attic, Prague, CZ
May 2023

In May 2023 we spent 3 weeks at Cross Attic, a Prague-based independent space for contemporary performative arts.

Our initial proposal and project was to work with the river Vltava/Moldau, an impressive stream crossing the city. We wanted to be in dialogue and discussion around ideas of toxicity (toxic-city) and finding watery understandings of interconnecting streams that flow through Vltava’s body and beyond.
Upon arrival in the city though, with the beginning of spring we quickly were called by another ancient inhabitant: the White Chestnut tree, Kaštan in Czech, blooming all over the city.

Kaštan became our guide through Prague, telling uns secret stories and sharing remedies that we captured in form of recordings and flower essences. Through the Chestnut we met many green portals and concrete streams, water rats, river bodies, island bodies, peacocks, strawberry eating squirrels and also the Buttercup plant (Pryskyřník) who insisted on being a feature in our final sharing as well.

At the end of our stay we created collective connection events, a reading group and listening installation as well as sharing of our collected stories, reflections and imprints that we found during our stay.
Participants went home with a flower essence of either Chestnut and Buttercup as well as hand drawn cards, that they were asked to send back to eYeAsAcollecTive, sharing their experience with the flower essences.

The residency was made possible by researcher, curator and artist Sára Märc.