Jana Zatvarnická in Düsseldorf: The Silver Moon connects art, literature, and mysticism
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When art meets hidden realms of knowledge
On Thursday, November 26, 2026, the SALON LaB K in the Düsseldorf capital office invites you to a special encounter with authors and artists. Jana Zatvarnická presents the first edition of the art and research magazine The Silver Moon and, together with writer and translator Ulrike Serowy, opens a space for conversation between art, writing, music, and different forms of knowledge.
A magazine between mysticism, embodied knowledge, and heavy music
The edition Welcome to the Other Side navigates the intersection of art, occultism, mysticism, plant knowledge, and embodied knowledge. Essays, interviews, and artistic contributions connect historical narratives with contemporary perspectives on magic, rituals, transformation, memory, and the body.
Thus, The Silver Moon transcends the boundaries of classic art publications. The publication understands research not as a purely academic method but as a sensual, political, and poetic practice. Central questions concern the unknown, the repressed, and those forms of knowledge that elude clear systematization.
Jana Zatvarnická: Research as artistic linguistic art
Jana Zatvarnická is an artist, editor, and founder of The Silver Moon. The artist, originally from Slovakia and now living in Düsseldorf, studied at the Düsseldorf Art Academy. Her interdisciplinary practice combines painting, installation, research, archival work, and performative processes.
In terms of content, she deals with mysticism, plant knowledge, ritual practices, and the historical memory of the body. Her works question anthropocentric thought patterns and seek connections between human, plant, and material forms of life. For her artistic work, she has received several awards, including the VÚB Painting Prize and the NOVUM Award; she was also nominated for the STRABAG Art Award.
Conversation with Ulrike Serowy
The event brings together Jana Zatvarnická and Ulrike Serowy, who is involved in the first edition of The Silver Moon. Serowy writes prose, poetry, and essays and translates. Her literary themes include music, black metal, and dystopian worlds.
The conversation will focus on the creation of the magazine, writing as a form of research, and the question of how art, literature, and music open new access to knowledge. The reading atmosphere combines focused listening with open exchange: registered participants will receive the texts in advance for their own reading and bring their perspectives into the discussion.
A literary experience at SALON LaB K
The new SALON LaB K sees itself as a debate club for current art publications. Instead of a classic reading, the audience can expect a dialogical format offering insights into an unusual magazine, artistic narratives, and the cultural questions behind the texts.
The intimate atmosphere of the LaB K capital office creates space for an immediate author encounter. Language, voice, and conversation come to the forefront, as does the material presence of the publication. Those interested in contemporary literature, experimental art, research, feminist history of knowledge, and the connection between literature and music will experience an evening of high literary and cultural quality.
Conclusion: Art publication as an invitation to independent thinking
The SALON LaB K demonstrates how lively an art publication can become when it is not only viewed but read, questioned, and rethought together. Jana Zatvarnická and Ulrike Serowy connect literary linguistic art with visual research and open a multi-layered perspective on mysticism, memory, and embodied knowledge. Those who experience this special author encounter live in Düsseldorf will take away more than just information: a new sensitivity for the hidden stories behind art and literature.
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