Zbyněk Baladrán (*1973, Prague, CZ) is an author, artist, curator and exhibition architect. In his works he is investigating territories that are occupied by that part of civilization, which we call Western. He is searching for spatial “pockets” where the way of life is reflected with its systems, rules and coincidences; as well as for the objects through which humanity, obsessed with itself, is arranging the image of its past and future. Baladrán studied art history in the Philosophy Department of the Charles University and in the studios for Visual Communication, Painting and New Media at the Academy of Fine Arts, both in Prague. In 2001 he co-founded Display, a space for contemporary art. He was a member of the curatorial team (through tranzit.org) of Manifesta 8 in Murcia, Spain (2010). He is represented by the Jocelyn Wolff Gallery in Paris, Gandy Gallery in Bratislava and Hunt Kastner in Prague.