Born in 1966 Education 1987-1990 Faculty of Education of Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem 1990-1993 Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague 1993-1997 Academy of Fine Arts in Prague Jiří Černický has convinced the jury by his conceptual projects dealing with social issues based on natural human emotions. In his project Tears for Africa, he has collected real human tears which he personally brought to an Ethiopian cloister in Africa. Besides these projects, Černický has also engaged in relief painting, only later entering the real hall of fame of contemporary Czech art with his installations and objects. Web: http://www.cernicky.com/