Photographic serie inspired by paintings made by the artist Monica Cook refers to the issue of consumerism in today’s world. The metaphor of modern society, alienated, narcissistic, without relationships or a real interest in life, longing only for material things. Celebration of life and affluence, practiced in ancient cultures, increasingly loses credibility. Emptiness of being hidden behind artificial tinsel. The world on the edge of a possible form of destruction, decay or search for one´s own identity.
A critical contemplation on shallowness of passion and beauty as well as consumerist way of life becomes the central motive of the series by Eliška Kyselková and Katarína Támová called Homage to Monica Cook. Topic of ancient bacchanalias is connected with allusion to baroque still life vanitas, where the formal and ideological outcome is emptiness, ephemerality, destruction and death.
Lucia L. Fišerová, curator
Eliška Kyselková is a Czech fashion photographer currently based in London. Her style markedly and uniquely transcends the boundaries of classic fashion photography and passes into forms of the artistic expression. Her work was exhibited in New York, Paris, London, Helsinki, Hong Kong or Sevastopol and published in publications and magazines such as British Journal of Photography, Vogue Italia, Hunger, Wonderland, Dazed online, i-D online, Pylot or Pigeons&Peacocks.
Awards Winner of Portrait of Britain 2018 (British Journal of Photography)
Selected for Off festival 2018
Hasselblad Masters Finalist 2018
IPA - International Photography Award 2018 - Honorable Mention
Hyères Festival 2016 - selected for second round
2015 Diversity Now! competition by i-D magazine and All Walks beyond the Catwalk - overall winner with the stylist Dara Udom
IPA - International Photography Award 2015 - Two honorable mentions in Professional Fine art categories
Adidas - Teniskology exhibition 2015 - part of the 8 creative talents from the Czech Republic
Prix de la Photographie Paris PX3 2015- People's Choice Award - Third Price
Prix de la Photographie Paris PX3 2015- Two honorable mentions
2014
Diversity Now! competition by i-D magazine and All Walks beyond the Catwalk - overall winner and winner of the Photography&styling category with the stylist Ginvera S.Menon
Unique Board Award winner and featured artist
Prix de la Photographie Paris PX3 - 2 Gold prizes - categories: Press - People/personality category and Portraiture / personality for Circo Medrano series
Prix de la Photographie Paris PX3 - Silver prize - category: Fine Art / People for Scopophilia series
Prix de la Photographie Paris PX3 - Silver prize (Press / Fashion category) and Bronze prize (Advertising / Fashion category)
IPA International Photography Awards - Honorable Mention, series: Circo Medrano, category: People / Portrait
IPA International Photography Awards - Honorable Mention, series: Sinner, category: Advertising / Fashion
2013
London International Creative Competition 2013 - HONORABLE MENTION
Finalist of Elle Fashion Photography Award ( cooperation with Prague Fashion Week 2013)
2012
Prix de la Photographie Paris PX3 - Winner Bronze - category: Advertising/Fashion - Professional
Prix de la Photographie Paris PX3 - Winner Gold - category: Press /Fashion - Non-Professional
10 Best Czech photographers - Google Photography Award
