JIRI MOCEK
Nothing Ever Lasts Forever
20/05/2020 – 20/07/2020
Political promises. Possible power. Manipulated altruism. Fake help. Possible changes. True dangers. Neverending speculations. Forced suggestions. Unfortunate consequences.
Who wants to rule the world nowadays? Its important more than ever to keep in mind that nothing ever lasts forever, as one great old lyrics says…
Jiri Mocek (*1985) is graphic designer based in Prague, Czech Republic. After his studies at Umprum University in Prague and intership at UdK Berlin works as freelance. The designer’s portfolio spanning visual identities, poster work, book design, exhibition design and many other graphic applications mostly for culture subjects, institutions or collectives. Jiri pays special attention to typography in his work and type became a significant element in his portfolio. His wide spectrum of clients include vibrant culture names as Boiler Room, same as famous commerce agencies as Sagmeister&Walsh. Nowadays he pays attention to his upcoming graphic collective/studio, what launches soon. See his works here.
Billboard framework: Olivier Goethals
Photography: Michiel De Cleene
This billboard is a collaboration between Design museum Gent and 019. It functions as an alternative exhibition platform for (graphic) designers. A leftover from the Museum Of Moving Practice project that happend between the 18th of May and the 17th of September 2017, where 019 temporary occupied a part of the museum. This billboard is a copy of the Billboard Series framework that has been hanging at 019 since September 2015. (A project by artlead, All Things Contemporary Vzw & 019.) Each billboard stays up for two months. The designers are selected by 019.
