Eliška Konečná’s work stems from an effort to display the untouchable abstract reality, which she interprets into material dimension. This effort relates to her long-term interest in communication and its boundaries. She is particularly interested in the human sense of touch and the dynamic relationship between the physical and the spiritual. The floaty shapes of her wooden and soft bas-reliefs underline the transgression of the body and its visual narratives related to the corporeality perceived through the prism of desires and drives. What is fascinating about Konečná’s work is that it detaches itself from any chronological linearity to gradually approach a certain timelessness, a form of universalism mirroring the history of art. One can notice Konečná’s relation to symbolism and the almost classical construction of her narration around allegorical figures and objects. The artist likes to develop her personal mythology filled with characters depicted for their individual qualities, struggling with morality issues. She often uses a very intuitive language, leaving a great place for pure aesthetic considerations.

Konečná studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts (Prague). She recently took part in the group exhibition Over Land and Sea at Kunsthaus Hamburg, alongside Allora & Calzadilla, Louis d’Heudières & Nina Kuttler, and Teresa Solar Abboud. Her works have also been exhibited at the National Gallery (Prague), Karlín Studios (Prague), Berlínskej Model (Prague), Nicodim Gallery (Bucharest), Public Gallery (London), and Below Grand Gallery (New York), among others. In February 2025, she was an artist-in-residence at Palazzo Monti (Brescia).