Untitled, 2024
Neon yarn, natural and synthetic fibers partially made from recycling,wooden structure
120 x 70 x 50 cm
120 x 70 x 50 cm
I cover a functional object – a deckchair – with a carpet-like fabric that imitates organic plant matter. The deckchair, an archetypal symbol of rest, becomes (un)comfortably organic. By applying a synthetic layer that resembles grass, I deliberately disrupt the expected experience of comfort. The resulting sensory impression – soft, yet unsettling – raises questions about the boundaries between rest, passivity, and ecological amnesia. Drawing from the principles of critical design, the work positions itself between a utilitarian object and a speculative artifact. It invites reflection on the contemporary human condition: on rest as a reward, a commodity, or an unattainable aspiration. At the same time, it points to our indirect relationship with nature – a desire for closeness that we often fulfill through material inventions. Avoiding pathos, the work subtly critiques consumerism, artificial “naturalness,” and the illusion of control over the natural world. Nature appears here as a dynamic, vital force, eluding human constructions of rest – a reminder of both our desire for contact with nature and our alienation from it.
The work presented at the 2138 exhibition, as part of the 13th edition of the KRAKERS festival,
in the former Main Post Office building in Kraków.
Curators: Aleksandra Klimek-Lipnicka, Aleksandra Hurek, Cezary Luty, Magdalena Ohl.
in the former Main Post Office building in Kraków.
Curators: Aleksandra Klimek-Lipnicka, Aleksandra Hurek, Cezary Luty, Magdalena Ohl.
