Blue-eyed girl. My outfits often play around with all colors, just like my inner world. You’ll rarely see me approaching a tram slowly. Sometimes I simplistically divide my life into phases, when I run and when I don’t. I come from Ostrava, but I haven’t spent more time anywhere other than in Prague in the last three years. Apart from Sweden, which was recently my home for six months and which I fell in love with. At the moment, I’m trying to love everyday life as much as I did in the north. 

Contact

E: magdalena@prahoproject.cz

How are you feeling right now?
All kinds of ways. A few months ago, I felt like I finally figured out how to be happy. But soon my house of cards fell apart again and I have to play the game again. Search. It’s probably a never-ending process. I’m slowly coming to terms with the fact that there’s no simple recipe. But through all the uncertainty, I feel a deep, unusual inner peace.

Where do you look to for inspiration in your life?
In people who have managed to overcome obstacles, seek new paths and are not afraid to deviate from the beaten track. And also in long walks, in quiet moments with a cup of flat white or in athletes who go back to training the next day after losing a game.

Is there anything you’re hiding from others?
I like my secrets. Whether it’s the ones that make me tear up or the ones that make me feel warm. I hide a lot of fears and insecurities from others, but I also hide unusual joys. I don’t mind carrying some of my feelings around.

Who or what does your heart beat for?
For honesty, understanding and goodness in this world. For carefree moments full of joy. For my family and loved ones. And for my two dogs.

What gave you strength when you needed it the most?
This question has resonated with me since I first read it after scanning the QR code on the first sticker I saw. And you know what? I still don’t have an answer. If I remember correctly, the answer at the time was something along the lines of: we always have to find the strength within ourselves in the end. I guess that answer pretty much sums me up. That’s not to say that you always have to do everything yourself. It’s just that maybe sometimes I try harder than I should.

What is the most precious thing in your life?
Health, family and a roof over my head. I really make a conscious effort not to take these things for granted and appreciate them. Because without them, it would all be a really different story.

Is there anything that bothers you about today’s society?
A lot of things. And at the same time, I try to see only as much as I can take. Unfortunately no one can solve all the world’s problems, but I think it’s good to start with yourself and do your own part to make the world a better place. For example, I worry about a certain superficiality, the lack of tolerance in many ways, the war that is going on not far from us, or the cult of artificial beauty.

Do you consider Prague to be anonymous?
I don’t think of Prague that way. It’s a metropolis, which of course always carries a certain degree of anonymity. I rather enjoy watching the process of Prague becoming more and more familiar. I already recognize the saleswomen at my favorite bakery, I know the name of the dog I once saw every morning in my neighborhood, and when I get off the tram by the river, I catch a glimpse of a friend. Isn’t that magical? And when I want to, I pretend I’m in a big city where no one knows me. And it works, too.

What is the importance of art in public space?
Very broad. From education, to taking people out of the dullness of everyday life (as the dear PRAHO! project says), to culturalizing the space in which we move around.

What is your role in the project and what does it entail?
The spark between me and the PRAHO! project began a long time ago. However, I joined the project officially about a year and a half ago (it’s been flying by). I’m sure that our meeting with Klárka on November 17th ’22 at the temporary installation on Václav Havel Square was a good thing. I am glad that I conquered my fear and decided to go for what I had been longing for for a few months. So try not to be afraid sometimes.

My job is to take care (in various ways) of the confessions that we collect not only through poetry in the streets. I also help with the questions that we use for our socials and our website. But I like that our roles are really diverse and we can participate on all sorts of things outside of our primary focus.