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Nela Bártová

About

Nela Bártová (born 1998, Opava) is a Czech poet and intermedia artist working across poetry, visual art, sound and video. Her debut collection Na konci chodby je ráno (2021) earned a Magnesia Litera nomination; her second book Házeliště granátů (2025) won the Jiří Orten Award. She studied sculpture at FaVU VUT Brno and the Prague Academy of Fine Arts, and under the alias neli vanilli she mixes techno and records field audio.

29 titles
competition in the 39th edition of the Jiří Orten Prize
144 pages
scope of the Házeliště grenades collection

What's new

  • 2026-05

    Nela Bártová received the Jiří Orten Prize (39th edition) for the collection Házeliště granátů; the official announcement took place on May 19 at Čítárna Unijazzu in Prague.

  • 2025

    The second poetry collection Házeliště granátů by Nela Bártová was published by Bílý Vigvam publishing house in Ostrava with abstract illustrations by Matouš Střelec.

  • 2025-08

    The presentation of the collection Házeliště granátů took place on August 27, 2025 in Prague as part of the joint event Nela² together with poet Nela Haluzová.

  • 2024-03

    An exhibition by Nela Bártová titled Ohrwurm - a sound installation mapping spa springs in Karlovy Vary using hydrophone and geophone - was held at the House of Art in Ústí nad Labem.

  • 2026-01

    ČT art published a review of the collection Házeliště granátů and a new author's reading by Nela Bártová in the program Jedna báseň.

Tracks

Na konci chodby je ránodebut collection (2021), nominated for the Magnesii Litera award in the Discovery of the Year category
Házeliště granátůsecond collection (2025), laureate of the Jiřího Ortena Prize 2026; illustrations by Matouš Střelec
Ohrwurmsound installation / composition from field recordings of spa springs in Karlovy Vary (2024)
Spím, tedy hýbuaudiovisual installation working with EEG recordings and 3D models of body movements during sleep (2020)

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