About me
MgA. Marek Šilpoch
Marek’s work seamlessly blends light, glass, graphic design, photography, and video. With a deep appreciation for craftsmanship, he is committed to the art of handwork. By reimagining and transforming old objects, he creates new pieces that explore fresh contexts, working with space while investigating the intersection of design and fine art. He does not identify strictly as either an artist or a designer, resulting in a portfolio that is diverse and multidisciplinary.
Marek is a co-founder of the audiovisual collective XYZ Project in Prague. As a freelancer, he has worked in various capacities, including as a graphic designer, photographer, and light artist. Between 2018 and 2021, he served as a curator for the Signal Festival. Currently, Marek is focusing on his creative practice and diploma studies, seeking sustainable ways to integrate light and materials while exploring sci-fi themes alongside historical and symbolic contexts.
Marek’s work seamlessly blends light, glass, graphic design, photography, and video. With a deep appreciation for craftsmanship, he is committed to the art of handwork. By reimagining and transforming old objects, he creates new pieces that explore fresh contexts, working with space while investigating the intersection of design and fine art. He does not identify strictly as either an artist or a designer, resulting in a portfolio that is diverse and multidisciplinary.
Marek is a co-founder of the audiovisual collective XYZ Project in Prague. As a freelancer, he has worked in various capacities, including as a graphic designer, photographer, and light artist. Between 2018 and 2021, he served as a curator for the Signal Festival. Currently, Marek is focusing on his creative practice and diploma studies, seeking sustainable ways to integrate light and materials while exploring sci-fi themes alongside historical and symbolic contexts.
Education
︎ Secondary Graphics & Technical School Hellichova
Graduation (2008 – 2012)
︎ UMPRUM (Graphic Design and Visual Communication)
BcA. (2012 – 2017)
︎ UMPRUM (Photography I. studio)
Internship (2015)
︎ UMPRUM (Glass studio)
MgA. (2017 – 2019)
︎ FUD UJEP (Doctoral Studies in Visual Communication)
Present (Light Art in Context of History and Contemporary Art)
Practice
︎ Graphic Designer (Freelance, 2013 – now)
︎ Photography (Freelance, around 2016)
︎ Co-curator of Signal Festival (2018 – 2021)
︎ Work internship at Quiet Ensemble, Roma
(2022, 2023)
︎ Music event production, Light installations, Live Performances
(2015 – 2018) oragnized about 30+++ events
w/ art collective XYZ project
Oliver Torr, Dominik Jančík, Marek Šilpoch,
Filip Smil, Honza Slanina
︎ Event production (Freelance, 2018 - now)
Exhibitions
︎ Spectaculare Art Show
The Chemistry Gallery (2016)
XYZ project (Oliver Torr, Dominik Jančík, Marek Šilpoch)
︎ Spectaculare Art Show
The Chemistry Gallery (2017)
XYZ project (Oliver Torr, Dominik Jančík, Marek Šilpoch)
︎ Vášeň
The Chemistry Gallery (2017)
XYZ project (Oliver Torr, Dominik Jančík, Marek Šilpoch)
︎ The Chemistry Salón (2018)
XYZ project (Oliver Torr, Dominik Jančík, Marek Šilpoch)
︎ Prizma
White Pearl Gallery (2018)
Oliver Torr, Dominik Jančík, Marek Šilpoch
︎ Hlídka 2,1/18
Signal Festival (2018)
XYZ project
︎ Colours of transparency
London Design Week (2018)
students of Glass Studio at UMPRUM
︎ Colours of transparency II.
Prague, HYB4 Galerie (2019)
students of Glass Studio at UMPRUM
(Oliver Torr, Dominik Jančík, Marek Šilpoch)
︎ Bylo nebylo nebylo bylo: Sklo
8mička Gallery (2020)
Oliver Torr, Dominik Jančík, Marek Šilpoch
︎ Křehkost Kontextu (Fragility od Context)
The Chemistry Gallery (2021)
first solo exhibition
︎ Kind of Blue
The Chemistry Gallery (2021)
ZEBONE & Marek Šilpoch
︎ Konec Začátku (The End of Beginning)
Ústí nad Labem House of Arts (2022)
solo exhibition
︎ ELEKTROSALON: From the Rave to the Gallery
The Chemistry Gallery (2023)
collective exhibition with other light artists curated by me
︎ I Have Seen Things You Wouldn't Believe
HYB4 Galerie (2024)
my solo final PhD. exhibition
Art Residence
︎ Rhode Island School of Design
Glass studio, Fellowship teacher
Autumn session 2022
︎ Zunya, Art Residency
Art installation & Visual for NYE for community at Costa Rica
2022
︎Protopia, Art Residency
Art installation and chandelier for community at Costa Rica
2023
︎ Secondary Graphics & Technical School Hellichova
Graduation (2008 – 2012)
︎ UMPRUM (Graphic Design and Visual Communication)
BcA. (2012 – 2017)
︎ UMPRUM (Photography I. studio)
Internship (2015)
︎ UMPRUM (Glass studio)
MgA. (2017 – 2019)
︎ FUD UJEP (Doctoral Studies in Visual Communication)
Present (Light Art in Context of History and Contemporary Art)
Practice
︎ Graphic Designer (Freelance, 2013 – now)
︎ Photography (Freelance, around 2016)
︎ Co-curator of Signal Festival (2018 – 2021)
︎ Work internship at Quiet Ensemble, Roma
(2022, 2023)
︎ Music event production, Light installations, Live Performances
(2015 – 2018) oragnized about 30+++ events
w/ art collective XYZ project
Oliver Torr, Dominik Jančík, Marek Šilpoch,
Filip Smil, Honza Slanina
︎ Event production (Freelance, 2018 - now)
Exhibitions
︎ Spectaculare Art Show
The Chemistry Gallery (2016)
XYZ project (Oliver Torr, Dominik Jančík, Marek Šilpoch)
︎ Spectaculare Art Show
The Chemistry Gallery (2017)
XYZ project (Oliver Torr, Dominik Jančík, Marek Šilpoch)
︎ Vášeň
The Chemistry Gallery (2017)
XYZ project (Oliver Torr, Dominik Jančík, Marek Šilpoch)
︎ The Chemistry Salón (2018)
XYZ project (Oliver Torr, Dominik Jančík, Marek Šilpoch)
︎ Prizma
White Pearl Gallery (2018)
Oliver Torr, Dominik Jančík, Marek Šilpoch
︎ Hlídka 2,1/18
Signal Festival (2018)
XYZ project
︎ Colours of transparency
London Design Week (2018)
students of Glass Studio at UMPRUM
︎ Colours of transparency II.
Prague, HYB4 Galerie (2019)
students of Glass Studio at UMPRUM
(Oliver Torr, Dominik Jančík, Marek Šilpoch)
︎ Bylo nebylo nebylo bylo: Sklo
8mička Gallery (2020)
Oliver Torr, Dominik Jančík, Marek Šilpoch
︎ Křehkost Kontextu (Fragility od Context)
The Chemistry Gallery (2021)
first solo exhibition
︎ Kind of Blue
The Chemistry Gallery (2021)
ZEBONE & Marek Šilpoch
︎ Konec Začátku (The End of Beginning)
Ústí nad Labem House of Arts (2022)
solo exhibition
︎ ELEKTROSALON: From the Rave to the Gallery
The Chemistry Gallery (2023)
collective exhibition with other light artists curated by me
︎ I Have Seen Things You Wouldn't Believe
HYB4 Galerie (2024)
my solo final PhD. exhibition
Art Residence
︎ Rhode Island School of Design
Glass studio, Fellowship teacher
Autumn session 2022
︎ Zunya, Art Residency
Art installation & Visual for NYE for community at Costa Rica
2022
︎Protopia, Art Residency
Art installation and chandelier for community at Costa Rica
2023