Franz Kafka VII 1991

Alena Laufrová's 1991 etching titled "Franz Kafka VII" is a striking example of the artist's distinctive style. The print features a stylized black silhouette of a head, possibly Kafka himself, rendered as an intricate network of branching lines, reminiscent of a tree or a nervous system. This intricate pattern is superimposed onto a faint handwritten text in red, creating a sense of claustrophobia and entanglement, reflecting Kafka's writing and themes of isolation and alienation. The artwork's title further emphasizes the link to Kafka's work and his psychological explorations of the human condition.