A special screening in the Oak Room

Náhrdelník (Necklace) is a new film by artist Lucy McKenzie consisting of found footage, culled from YouTube, of the 1992 Czech television drama of the same name. Depicting the interlocking lives and dramas of characters in 19th and 20th century Prague society, McKenzie’s edit focuses on the modernist architecture and interior details of the famous Villa Mueller, where parts of the show were set.

Adding English dialogue with the use of subtitles, McKenzie works with the found material to create a new narrative from a contemporary perspective.

Náhrdelník (Necklace) will be screened inside Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Oak Room.

Lucy McKenzie graduated with a BA from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in 1999 and now lives and works in Brussels. Her work combines traditional oil painting, alongside collaborations in fashion and furniture, design, curation, writing and publishing. Together with Beca Lipscombe, McKenzie collaborates on the fashion label Atelier E.B. Her work has been exhibited at Cabinet Gallery (London, 2022), Tate Liverpool (Liverpool, 2022), Serpentine (London 2019) and Lafayette Anticipations (Paris, 2019).

Image: Lucy McKenzie, Náhrdelník (Necklace) 2023. A commission for Art Night, co-commissioned with V&A Dundee.