The aim of this thesis si culturological synthesis of the role of the sloth, laziness and idleness in culture. There is a cultural and historical research in the first part of this thesis, where the evolution of the work and idleness is exposed within the european civilization. The problem of the role of sloth, laziness and idleness is grasped with a help of academic and fictional literature as well as fine art and popular culture. Conclusion contains synthesis of results and verification of hypothesis of idleness as initiatior of culture as well as idleness as a natural result of working process.

Video Absence reflects the findings of theoretical thesis named Boredom. The basic situation is described as lack of meaning, will, interest and feeling. Video is an attempt at poetic reflection of such situation, which is characterised as aimless searching without finding. The main tools are empty hands and different kinds of ground. The void has been overcome through the gesture related to problem of gift.

Im interested in the topic of praying machine, because I want to analyze aspects of photography and its functions. It's known, that the reality is manipulated by photography. Bud we can also say, that the relationship between reality and photography is neutral in fact, that the manipulation is made by our interpretation of photography. The change of the reality can be realized just in the dialog between photography and reality. Can it be, that the mechanization change into the will? Does it prays praying mill or the buddhistic monk, who rotates the mill? When he believes into it, is it enough? Or is it enough if believes who watch the monk with his mill? ... The computers from he place A are "praying" the prayers from the place B. With Tomáš Javůrek we collaborated with Vladimír Veselý and Radek Lát to create the Game for re-articulation our reality on the base of the revision of our faith.