Martin Janíček - sound - artist, sculptor, musician and sound designer works in the field of exploration of acoustic qualities of various materials - new music instrument - builder. Most of his works feature interactive quality in connection with concentrated-simple form . Conceptually bounded with site-specific character of working.

Born in 1961, originally trained at bronze foundry, Studied Academy of Fine Arts in Prague 1990-97, later worked as assistant of professor Milos Šejn at Conceptual Department of AFA, Prague for 6 years.

Since 1998 collaborations since 2000 core member of mamapapa ngo, numerous site specific projects in CR and abroad - unused spaces and social issues- minorities, homeless, language.


Exhibitions-selected:


  • Hermit symposia in Plasy monastery, 1992- 1998 -catalogues
  • Orbis Fictus – Prague-1995 catalogue
  • Dawn of the Magicians - National Gallery, Prague 1996,
  • Fylkingen music centre, Sveden 1998
  • RPI-Troy New York - artisti in residency USA- 2002,
  • Performance at E.I. festival, w. M.Northam and M.Delia New York 2002,
  • Recontres International – Podevil, Berlin 2003,
  • Composition for Czech Radio 3, 2004,
  • Concerts, projects with Mia Zabelka for Kunstradio Wienna and Czech Radio 3 -2004-2011 Interactive installation for Czech pavilion at Expo Aichi, with P.Nikl, M.Cais, O. Smeykal, P.Lorenc, J.Koran. Japan -2005,
  • Residency at Phoenix studios, Brighton, GB 2005,
  • Interactive installation Labyrinth of Light, sewage plant Prague- 2009
  • Music for silent movie by W.Pabst - „Geheimnisse einer Sele“ -Koncerthaus Wien- M.Zabelka, Z.Mani, F.Hautzinger, M.Liou, M.Makela, 2009
  • „Sshhh“- radio piece by B. Pisek and D. Feyix with M. Ratkje, R.Malfatti, M.Heindrich 2009
  • International Competition for New Music Instrument, Atlanta, U.S.A, 2010
  • Concert at BNH, New York with Phill Niblock and Byron Westbrook. 2010
  • Visegrad residency-Triangle Arts, New York 2012
  • Concert at E.I. festival New York, U.S.A. 2012

    • His works are in collections of:

  • National Gallery Prague, CR
  • Regional gallery, Policka, CR,
  • John Rose violin collection- Violin, Slovakia.

    • Published:

  • „Katalog“ 1996 - SCCA
  • „Embodiment “ – One Night Band, Mia Zabelka 2007 Extraplatte
  • „Mayrau“ with Bethany Lacktorin 2009 private
  • „Shadow, my Light“ with Bethany Lacktorin 2010
  • „Tah“ with Petr Ferenc – Polí5 2012

  • „Orbis Pictus aneb, …“ - Documentation of interactive exhibitions 2000 – 2008, including CD and DVD - Waldpress 2008, CR