Paintings by Jakub Janovský on the staircase of Telegraph

As is customary at the Telegraph, art accompanies visitors literally at every turn - including on the staircase leading to Coworking and Telegraph Pulse. These locations often reflect our current schedule as well, and so with each new exhibition or residency, the installations in these busy spots change. The latest transformation is related to the exhibition GAME OWNER, which opened at the Telegraph Gallery in early April and is on view until July 3.

Jakub Janovský's work draws on personal and collective memory and bears strong traces of the past socialism in which the artist grew up. In his paintings, he works with archetypal symbols and figures that provide viewers with a space for their own interpretation, referring to shared and individual experiences and opening up the possibility of reinterpreting historical and contemporary themes. Janovský has long been interested in the educational and socialisation processes that shape human behaviour - from childhood experiences to the complex manifestations of personality in adulthood. As the title of the exhibition suggests, the artist's work is characterized by playfulness and a peculiar irony, which often manifests itself in the form of sarcastic provocations. Through painting, the artist opens up uncomfortable but crucial themes.

Although the works titled Vincent, Waterfall, Cocoa and Gloves are not directly part of the exhibition GAME OWNER, they seem to be having a silent conversation with it. Thematically and visually, they resonate with it, symbolically connecting the whole house and showing that at the Telegraph, art transcends the boundaries of exhibition spaces.