In this 42nd episode of the HIDDEN Podcast, we return to Hidden Gallery to meet Roman Košťál, a rising Czech painter whose current work fuses superstition, folklore, and raw emotional narrative. In an open conversation with Filip Kartousek, Roman discusses the making of his solo exhibition BAD LUCK, his approach to painting, and how old European myths still resonate in today’s world.

This episode delves into Roman’s background—his beginnings in applied painting at the Secondary School of Glassmaking in Kamenický Šenov, a two-year period in hot glass techniques, and his eventual move towards painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague under Jiří Petrbok. Roman speaks about his belief in everyday superstitions, the aesthetics of chance versus control, and his fascination with old cinema, black-and-white imagery.

In this episode of HIDDEN podcast, for the first time we took our microphones to the (A)VOID Gallery, where we had the chance to speak with artists Anna Kryštofíková and Roman Košťál, who recently had an exhibition there. We were also joined by the exhibition's curator, Kamil Princ. Together, we discussed the themes of the exhibition, the artists' creative processes, and the stories behind their works. Sit back and and enjoy this episode of HIDDEN podcast.

This conversation is in Czech.