Veronika Verešová: Sedimenty únavy

We are in a place where the flow of time loses its normal rhythm. We take off our robes and step into the warm pool. The water is brownish, we can feel fine grains of dust on our skin. The unbearable pressure of stress subsides, relaxation sets in. Everyday worries dissolve in the water vapour: ‚I exist only in the here and now.‘ After a moment, we lift the weight of our naked bodies and step outside. We run a soft, white towel over our skin, reluctant to leave.

The exhibition Sediments of Fatigue presents the work of Veronika Verešová, who explores the regeneration of the body through spa therapy and the places and architecture associated with this type of treatment. Slovakia has a rich spa tradition, but Verešová’s artistic research focuses on the Sliač Spa. The author spent her childhood visits with her grandparents in their vicinity.

The exhibition project explores the relationships of wet deposits, which can disturb the body of the architecture, but are also a natural part of it. We find ourselves in a delicate tension between healing and decay, between environmental and social injury, in which we try to find new forms of empathy or renewal. Through them we encounter an ongoing process of companionship and care, where fatigue is turned into strength so that it may be able to radicalise itself further.

Veronika Verešová (2000) received her Bachelor’s degree at the Department of Intermedia from the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava, where she is currently completing her Master’s in the APK+video studio under Anton Čierny’s supervision. She is a member of the Unkulunkulu civic association, which focuses on creating performative works that explore the ‚wonders‘ of the world around us, our inner fascinations, and their social resonances. She is also involved in a newly formed activist initiative for students at VŠVU called Social Design.