Antonín Kratochvíl’s exhibition, entilled Homelands, was held at Prague’s Leica Gallery up until
September 9, lt was prepared by photo editor scott Thode from Kratochvíl’s home agency Vll.

Thode summarized his approach to Kratochvíl’s work in this way: “Homeland was never meant
to be taken in any literal way. lwas more interested in the concept of ‘Home’as opposed to
‘Home’ as a literal place… search for home and the meaning of what it is to live outside of your
roots”.

© Antonín Kratochvíl

Thode thus managed to link what seems to be impossible to connect – Kratochvíl’s war reports
with portraits or pictures of places affected by environmental d

published: 23. 9. 2012

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