About me
MgA. Marek Šilpoch
Marek’s work naturally oscillates between fine art and design, distinguished by a sensitive approach to light, glass, graphic design, photography, and video. His practice is deeply rooted in craftsmanship and manual work, which he understands not merely as a technical process, but as a way of thinking and perceiving the world. Through the transformation of found and often obsolete objects, Marek creates new pieces layered with meaning, responding thoughtfully to both space and context. His installations foster a dialogue between aesthetics and function, material and light, design and art.
Consciously defying traditional categorization, Marek does not identify strictly as either an artist or a designer. This deliberate ambiguity gives rise to an open, interdisciplinary practice where experimentation, craftsmanship, and conceptual thinking naturally converge.
He is a co-founder of the Prague-based audiovisual collective XYZ Project, through which he has contributed to a number of site-specific projects. As a freelance creator, he works across various disciplines—as a graphic designer, photographer, and light artist. Between 2018 and 2021, he served as a curator for the international Signal Festival. Currently, he is focusing on his personal artistic practice and diploma studies, seeking sustainable approaches to working with light and material, while developing a visual language inspired by sci-fi aesthetics, symbolism, and historical context.
Through his work, Marek continuously explores themes of sustainability, personal development, and a deeper understanding of human existence in today’s world—including the evolving relationship between humanity and nature.
Marek’s work naturally oscillates between fine art and design, distinguished by a sensitive approach to light, glass, graphic design, photography, and video. His practice is deeply rooted in craftsmanship and manual work, which he understands not merely as a technical process, but as a way of thinking and perceiving the world. Through the transformation of found and often obsolete objects, Marek creates new pieces layered with meaning, responding thoughtfully to both space and context. His installations foster a dialogue between aesthetics and function, material and light, design and art.
Consciously defying traditional categorization, Marek does not identify strictly as either an artist or a designer. This deliberate ambiguity gives rise to an open, interdisciplinary practice where experimentation, craftsmanship, and conceptual thinking naturally converge.
He is a co-founder of the Prague-based audiovisual collective XYZ Project, through which he has contributed to a number of site-specific projects. As a freelance creator, he works across various disciplines—as a graphic designer, photographer, and light artist. Between 2018 and 2021, he served as a curator for the international Signal Festival. Currently, he is focusing on his personal artistic practice and diploma studies, seeking sustainable approaches to working with light and material, while developing a visual language inspired by sci-fi aesthetics, symbolism, and historical context.
Through his work, Marek continuously explores themes of sustainability, personal development, and a deeper understanding of human existence in today’s world—including the evolving relationship between humanity and nature.
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