Eda Babák – Babetta 207
On 18 June, Fotograf Zone Gallery will open Babetta 207, an exhibition by Eda Babák, a graduate of the Photography Studio F2 bachelor’s programme at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (UMPRUM).
The project follows the restoration of the iconic Czechoslovak moped in a way that extends far beyond technical documentation. It is a story of friendship, shared labour, and a community that takes shape around machines, wrenches, and grease-stained hands.
The exhibition, by Eda Babák, recipient of the 2026 Czech Grand Design Award in the Discovery of the Year category, is rooted in the ongoing restoration of a Babetta undertaken together with his friend Tomáš. Here, the moped is neither merely a technical object nor a nostalgic relic of the past. Instead, it becomes a point of connection between two people from different family and social backgrounds who find a shared language through focused work—through patiently dismantling, rebuilding, and bringing a machine back to life. What initially appears to be a simple repair project gradually reveals itself as a foundation for friendship, trust, intimacy, and shared experience.
Eda Babák
Eda Babák’s practice moves naturally between staged and documentary photography, bringing these two approaches together into a visually coherent and distinctive language. Across both genres, he creates technically precise and uncompromisingly sharp images stripped of unnecessary visual noise. His photographs are direct and free from excessive stylisation, while maintaining a recognisable identity and an openness to improvisation, play, and experimentation.
Babák is currently a student in Photography Studio II at UMPRUM under the guidance of Alena Kotzmannová. In 2026, he received the Czech Grand Design Award in the Discovery of the Year category.
Info
Exhibition | Babetta 207
Artists | Eda Babák
Curator | Světlana Malina
Opening | 18 June, 6 pm
Duration | 19 June – 16 July 2026
Venue | Fotograf Zone Gallery
Opening hours | Mon–Thu, 13:00–19:00
Acknowledgements
UMPRUM, Riegl Photolaboratory a FUJI.
The photographs were processed using FUJI technology.
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Eda Babák – Babetta 207
On 18 June, Fotograf Zone Gallery will open Babetta 207, an exhibition by Eda Babák, a graduate of the Photography Studio F2 bachelor’s programme at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (UMPRUM).