Opening of the third new artwork in the hospital’s public space and a guided tour.

The hospital complex in Bohunice is a place undergoing constant construction changes. A model of the complex, displayed beneath the staircase in the second-floor lobby of the hospital’s main building, captures this architectural and urban development; the current art installation “Hospital City” responds to this model. It complements the individual layers that have gradually accumulated on the grounds over the years. The work views the minor interventions and maintenance of the hospital spaces by those who use them daily as an important act of caring for the building itself. 

Andi Schmied is a Hungarian architect and visual artist whose work explores luxury housing and the functioning of the global real estate market. She graduated from the Bartlett School of Architecture in London and subsequently earned her Ph.D. from MOME University in Budapest. Her projects are based on research, fieldwork, and documentation and take a variety of forms—from films and installations to performances and books. Her book Private Views: A High-Rise Panorama of Manhattan charts the closed world of New York’s luxury real estate market and has garnered significant international acclaim.

The monumental monoblock of the Brno University Hospital in Bohunice is, for some, a fascinating technical organism; for others, a cold labyrinth of concrete. What happens in our minds when we enter it? Why do some places evoke calm, while others stir an indescribable unease? And can architecture influence how we experience illness, hope, or care? Psychology offers the possibility of interpreting architecture not only with our eyes, but also through our emotions, memories, and imagination. Can art change the atmosphere of a place we usually associate with illness and treatment? Come take a different kind of walk through the hospital—as a landscape that tells a story not only about architecture but also about ourselves.

Tomáš Chodúr is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist. He works at the Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute in the clinical psychology outpatient clinic and also runs a private psychotherapy practice in Brno. In the past, he worked in the prison system and at a psychiatric clinic. In his work, he combines experience from clinical practice with training in analytical psychology (Jungian psychotherapy), which allows him to view institutions, architecture, art, and everyday environments as carriers of symbolic meanings.

Venue: Brno University Hospital, 2nd floor of Pavilion L