Marie Lukáčová

Dragon and Fish
2023
Textile, 140 × 250 cm

The tapestry Dragon and Fish builds on the eponymous artist’s book by Marie Lukáčová, transforming its magical-sarcastic narrative into a textile form. At its center is a fish that transforms into a wild woman—a symbol of metamorphosis, resistance, and inner strength. As she submerges into the water, the boundaries between body and environment, between story and dream, begin to dissolve. The tapestry uses the traditional textile format as a space for speculative mythology, oscillating between the female instinct for survival and the collective memory of a world we continuously dive into—only to resurface again.