Klára Hosnedlová (b. 1990, Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic) is a Berlin-based artist whose immersive, site-specific installations merge performance, architecture, sculpture and embroidery to explore utopian visions, historical nostalgia and our imagined post-nature futures. Drawing on the modernist and brutalist architecture of Central and Eastern Europe, her works reinterpret the legacy of avant-garde design and its intersection with politics, history and collective mythology.
Hosnedlová creates sensual, detail-oriented environments inspired by iconic architectural sites, such as Adolf Loos apartments or the Ještěd Tower. Her process begins with historical research and photography, which she translates into embroidered panels crafted with surgical precision in silk thread, blurring the boundaries between painting and sculpture. These panels are integrated into installations made from composite materials like terrazzo, resin and foam, creating layered narratives that evoke a "futuristic archaeological" aesthetic.
Performance is central to her work, with scenes choreographed in fictional, retro-futuristic settings documented through photography. These narratives unfold across her installations, often leaving viewers suspended in moments of epiphanic tension. Her art interrogates the simultaneity of longing and estrangement, nostalgia and futurity, inviting audiences to reflect on the past to redefine the future.
Hosnedlová's work has been exhibited at leading venues including Kunsthalle Basel, Fondation Cartier, the Lyon and Athens Biennales and Art Basel Parcours. Her pieces are part of major collections like the Pinault Collection, Boros Collection and X Museum. Through her multidisciplinary practice, she crafts poetic reflections on memory, design, and the human impulse to imagine utopia.