Ján Ertl

Ján Ertl, originally from Spišská Nová Ves, is a 37-year-old architect who has lived and worked in Bern, Switzerland, since 2012. He studied architecture in Brno and Stockholm and has expressed pride in his Slovak roots, although he has recently struggled to identify with his homeland due to political dissatisfaction. Ertl believes that Slovakia is divided by political conflicts and that real issues are often overlooked, prompting him to keep the possibility of returning to Slovakia open while he organizes memorial events in honor of victims of political violence.