The film “Lavish Issue” [Slavnostní problém] depicts the Romani political scientist and human rights activist Edita Stejskalová through a staged visit to the Müller Villa in Prague. Bačíková facilitates a dialogue between the protagonist and Adolf Loos’s famous modernist house–today a national cultural monument–questioning the accessibility of the heritage site, which should be open to all citizens. The main protagonist takes on a representative role in the staged situation and delivers a short speech in the perfectly preserved, luxurious interior. In her speech, she addresses issues related to social status, forms of social inequality or the experience of an individual with a different cultural background.
Alžběta Bačíková is an audiovisual artist based in Prague. She focuses on the medium of moving image and presents her works as video installations within the context of contemporary art galleries, as well as within cinematographic events. She is the director of the online platform for contemporary art Artyčok TV.