An installation based on the principle of light polarization — a physical property that reveals the possibility that the world is not as clear and self-evident as it may seem.
The installation was part of the group exhibition Red Pill at Trafo Gallery. At first glance, we see only white light. But in the reflection on the dark water surface — which we set in motion by our very presence — the Moon shines as if from a dream, shifting through its phases and, at certain moments, transforming into the abstract shape of a white sphere.
Richard Loskot (*1984) is a Czech artist whose practice focuses on perception, time, and the invisible structures shaping our experience of reality. A graduate of the Faculty of Art and Architecture at the Technical University of Liberec, he also studied at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Munich under Magdalena Jetelová.
Loskot creates process-based installations and environments that use light, sound, reflection, and sophisticated technologies to heighten sensory awareness. His works often resemble subtle, precisely crafted experiments or illusions, balancing between science, architecture, and visual art. Rather than aiming for spectacle, his projects invite viewers into a state of intensified perception and contemplation.
He has exhibited in the Czech Republic and abroad, including the National Gallery in Prague, Brno House of Arts, Biennale Giovani Monza, and Astrup Fearnley Museet in Oslo. He won the Exit Prize (2007), was a finalist of the Jindřich Chalupecký Award (2012, 2014, 2017), and in 2018 co-founded the UAII group focused on creating experimental environments.
