National Technical Library in Prague

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for the period of 2010 and 2011 i have been working at the National Technical Library in Prague as "audiovisual content editor". this mysterious job title involved range of technical tasks such as operating documenting events, editing video, archiving the content, creative tasks such as announcements of events for the internal broadcast system. very soon i have also discovered, that there is enough space also for independent self-assigned tasks such as organising screenings, or curating video art series that was broadcast on screens at the library.

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how to use the library: short clips advertising some of the library services
book returning machine
rent a carrel
bibliobox
librarians' jargon


documentary features: documenting cultural and educational events
Four historical books on beerbrewing technology, accompanying video to an exhibition of historical literature
An insider's guide to getting published in research journals
Presentation of Dan Perjovschi
Art's Birthday 2011 at the NTK Gallery
Markéta Baňková, public reading
Velocypedia, NTK Gallery, exhibition documentary


curated series Interdisciplinary residence featured three instalments:
project 74℃ was a series of videos by two invited performers Martin Hrubý and Petr Krátký with their curator Viktor Čech.
sound artist Michal Cáb created a sound installation as an intervention into the library central space accompanied with a video.
dance and performance group Loco:Motion Company created under direction of Kateřina Eva Lanči series of slow motion dance pictures titled Thoughts.
Thoughts 1, Thoughts 2, Thoughts 3, Thoughts 4

special feature:
tai-ji at the atrium: video 1, video 2, video 3