Katherine
A figurine based on Katherine Johnson (1918–2020), an American mathematician whose orbital mechanics calculations were crucial to the success of American manned space flights. During her 35-year career at NASA and the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, she gained a reputation as an expert in complex manual calculations and was a pioneer in the use of computers for such calculations.
Pioneers series, 2025, height 40 cm, maple wood, acrylic paint. The figurine was exhibited at Queen Anne's Summer Palace at Prague Castle as part of the High Craft exhibition, Designblok 2025, where the Tititi studio won the award for Best Designer Presentation.
Výstava Tititi Pioneers na High Craft Designbloku 25 má své poprvé. A to hned několik. Instalace, na níž spolupracovala architektka Daniela Baráčková ze studia NoArchitects, poprvé reaguje na architekturu prostoru, konkrétně dlažbu Letohrádku královny Anny. Tereza Talichová poprvé figurky pojala nejenom technikou malby, ale i airbrushem. A poprvé se odvážila představit velký formát charakterů, které mají čtyřicet centimetrů. To už jsou Ženy se silnou prezencí! Dohromady je jich dvanáct, a až když je vytvořila, uvědomila si, že jsou to převážně Američanky. V minulém století to byly nejčastěji právě ony, kdo překonávaly společenské či fyzické bariéry, ať už šlo o první dopravní policistku Leolu N. King, plavkyni Gertrude Ederle, která přeplavala Lamanšský průliv, astronautku Annu Lee Fisher, jež se stala první matkou ve vesmíru, nebo běžkyni Kathrine Switzer, kterou se pořadatelé pokusili odstranit z trati Bostonského maratonu a která, aby se moh
The Tititi Pioneers exhibition at High Craft Designblok 25 is a first in several ways. The installation, created in collaboration with architect Daniela Baráčková from the NoArchitects studio, responds for the first time to the architecture of the space, specifically the paving of Queen Anne’s Summer Palace. Tereza Talichová used not only painting techniques but also airbrushing for the first time. And for the first time, she dared to present large-format characters measuring forty centimeters. These are women with a strong presence! There are twelve of them in total, and it was only after she had created them that she realized that they were mostly American women. In the last century, it was most often women who overcame social or physical barriers, whether it was the first female traffic police officer Leola N. King, swimmer Gertrude Ederle, who swam across the English Channel, astronaut Anna Lee Fisher, who became the first mother in space, or runner Kathrine Switzer, whom the organizers tried to remove from the Boston Marathon course and who had to register under a male name in order to participate.
Tititi Pionýrek could be a representative of all continents. Each of these characters represents millions of others, including you, who are not written about, but who nevertheless change the course of events through their actions.
Tititi Pionýrek could represent people from all continents. Each of these characters represents millions of others, including you, who are not written about, but who nevertheless change the course of events through their actions.
Danica Kovářová, editor-in-chief of Vogue CS
photo installation: Studio Flusser
photo portrait: Václav Záhorský







