Archive: 2025
Evening of films curated by Jocelyne Prince
May 20, 2025
Still from Možná (2010) by Pavla Sceranková. (source Národní filmový archiv)
As part of her Fulbright research at the Národní filmový archiv (national film archives of the Czech Republic), Jocelyne Prince received an invitation to curate a program of films from the archive related to glass, transparency and kinetics. The series of eleven films entitled Sklo, transparence a světelný kinetismus (Glass, transparency and light kinetics) spans the period of 1930 to 2010. It will be screened June 16, 2025 at 6 p.m. at Kino Ponrepo (cinema), Bartolomějská 11, in Prague, Czech Republic.
List of films to be screened
V srdci Posázaví (1943, Stanislav Olmer, ukázka cca 5 min)
Světlo proniká tmou (1930, Otakar Vávra, František Pilát, 4 min)
Bohemian Glass Rhapsody (1964, Kristian Topič, 8 min)
Možná (2010, Pavla Sceranková, 1 min)
Concerto Bohemo (1967, Kristian Topič, 13 min)
Inspirace (1948, Karel Zeman, 11 min)
Moře v zrcadle (1980, Lumír Hladík, 10 min)
Korálková pohádka (1968, Hermína Týrlová, 9 min)
Dialog (1981, Pavel Koutecký, 18 min)
Líčení Fata morgany (1992, Jiří Černický, 3 min)
České sklo a ikebana (1972, Dušan Trančík, 9 min)
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Canadian-American conceptual artist and professor at the Glass Department – Rhode Island School of Design, Jocelyne Prince, is currently researching the tradition of Czech glass as part of her Fulbright scholarship. She has studied documentary, animated, advertising and art films in the collection of the National Film Archive. During the composed evening, she will present films that represent the tradition of industrial, folkloric and art glass, which in their time served as an export product and a tool for building national pride.
However, Jocelyne Prince has also focused on the theme of transparency and reflection, which is also evident in avant-garde films or video art. In this playful and eclectic range, Prince highlights: the intersections of the material and poetic nature of glassmaking disciplines, the cinematic lyricism in the presentation of glassmaking with an emphasis on the use of light, or the contrast between new technologies and craftsmanship.
The program will feature films from the collection of the National Film Archive:
In the Heart of the Posázaví (1943, Stanislav Olmer, preview approx. 5 min)
Light Penetrates the Darkness (1930, Otakar Vávra, František Pilát, 4 min)
Bohemian Glass Rhapsody (1964, Kristian Topič, 8 min)
Maybe (2010, Pavla Sceranková, 1 min)
Concerto Bohemo (1967, Kristian Topič, 13 min)
Inspiration (1948, Karel Zeman, 11 min)
The Sea in the Mirror (1980, Lumír Hladík, 10 min)
Bead Fairy Tale (1968, Hermína Týrlová, 9 min)
Dialogue (1981, Pavel Koutecký, 18 min)
Making Fata Morgana (1992, Jiří Černický, 3 min)
Czech Glass and Ikebana (1972, Dušan Trančík, 9 min)
Jocelyne Prince selected as a 2025 USA Fellow
January 31, 2025
Jocelyne Prince along with 50 other artists working in America from all disciplines who have been chosen this year as USA Fellows. Recipients receive a cash award as well as access to a variety of professional services and field resources allowing them to deepen the impact on their practice and support their essential roles in society.
Jocelyne’s USA Fellowship Artist Profile