THANKS TO MY FATHER WHO GAVE ME THIS GUCCI FACE

Using sign language and spoken word, the work explores feelings of exclusion and the search for belonging, drawing upon a personal story about growing up in eastern Slovakia with Deaf parents. “Gucci face” serves as a slogan that reflects the connection among visibility, identity, and social position. Symbolizing how social value can be purchased: a trade often present in Slavic cultures, where (through commodities such as luxury cars or clothes) individuals are cosplaying a higher social class, hoping one day to become one. A place of shooting in Vila Stiassni serves as a symbol of bourgeois identity and political power. Alongside footage of my childhood home, built by my father's hands, turning the luxurious architecture into a stage for a marginalized subject existing between languages, modes of representation, and social norms.

EXHIBITIONS
East Slovak Gallery, SK
c: Dorota Kenderová, Zuzana Janečková
24 Feb — 17 May 2026

SCREENINGS
TIC Gallery, 20 — 24 May 2025
ARTWIFE Festival, 21 Aug 2025
TABAČKA Kulturfabrik, 15 Oct 2025

MEDIA COVERAGE
Rádio REGINA — Jana Pataráková, 2026
Denník N — Dávid Gabera, 2025

East Slovak Gallery © Teodor Tvarožek

TIC Gallery © Polina Davydenko

family house, photos from personal archive

© Kateřina Lebedová

video still, Vila Stiassni, Brno

Text, voice, editing: Viktória Citráková
DOP: David Mišťúrik
Camera: Viktória Citráková, David Mišťúrik, Kristýna Popirecinii
Sound: Viktória Citráková, Daniel Rajmon, Ondřej Syřiště
Performers: Illia Melnyk, Anna Nádeníčková, David Perdykula, Edita Skubeňová, Victoria Williams
Czech Sign Language Interpreter: Veronika Slámová (Spolek OUKEJ)
Costumes: Venna Studio
Object Typography: Monika Juríková (Atelier Meter)

VIKTORIA CITRAKOVA

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