Oxymoron

Oxymoron by Linda Zhengová is a haunting exploration of intimacy, power, and self-reconstruction. Emerging from the artist’s personal history, the series forms a visual archive of red flags, fleeting escapes, and the subtle violence of self-sabotage.

Created in the aftermath of an abusive relationship, the work was shaped through a nocturnal alter ego, a shadow self that became both a refuge and a lens. In this liminal space, Zhengová sought out intensity as a way to pierce emotional numbness. Drawn to acts of raw exposure and extremity, she confronted the boundaries of vulnerability and control. These encounters became a stage on which desire, obsession, and empowerment collided, offering fragments of reclamation and fragile self-love.

The resulting body of work is an oxymoron in itself: tender yet confrontational, destructive yet redemptive. It stands as both a testimony to endurance and a dedication to those who, like the artist, have found a way to step beyond their cages.

Book launches:

São Paulo, Lovely House, November 8th, 2025 at 4pm
Paris, Czech Embassy, November 13th, 2025 at 4:30pm
Paris, Polycopies - Kominek Bookshop, November 14th, 2025 at 4:30pm
Paris, SoHo House, November 15th, 2025 at 4pm
Berlin, Kominek Bookshop, November 26th, 2025 at 6pm
London, PhotoBook Cafe, November 28th, 2025 at 6pm
Prague, December TBC, 2025
Vienna, Photo Cluster, December 5th, 2025 at 6pm