Archive 2022 KubaParis

How to rest

Jan Domicz, Dispenser, 2022, object, 110x110x590cm
Jan Domicz, Dispenser, 2022, object, 110x110x590cm
Jan Domicz, How to rest, installation view
Jan Domicz, How to rest, installation view
Jan Domicz, Vending machine working hours, 2022, object, 86x205x122cm
Jan Domicz, Vending machine working hours, 2022, object, 86x205x122cm
Jan Domicz, Siblings, 2022, object, 30x46x36cm
Jan Domicz, Siblings, 2022, object, 30x46x36cm
Jan Domicz, The client should not touch the corners of the walls while riding up the escalator, 2021, object, 32x160x32cm
Jan Domicz, The client should not touch the corners of the walls while riding up the escalator, 2021, object, 32x160x32cm
Jan Domicz, Dispenser, 2022, object, 110x110x590cm
Jan Domicz, Dispenser, 2022, object, 110x110x590cm

Location

Zona Sztuki Aktualnej

Date

18.01 –24.02.2022

Curator

Jagna Domżalska

Photography

Photographer prefers to stay anonymous. Photos courtesy of the artist and Zona

Subheadline

"How to rest" is a group portrait disguised as a landscape, on a 1:1 scale. The show is synchronized with the people who make up the institution in which it is held. One of the works gets turned off during breaks and after the working hours of the curator, assistants, security guards or the director. The exhibition is open 24/7 at Zona Sztuki Aktualnej in Szczecin (PL).

Text

"How to rest" is a group portrait disguised as a landscape, on a 1:1 scale. The exhibition is synchronized with the people who make up the institution in which it is held. One of the works gets turned off during breaks and after the working hours of the curator, assistants, security guards or the director. The duration of employees involvement is not fully measurable. However, the lack of a time frame can lead to overwork. Domicz suggests using a porous script that is only critical because of its generosity. Despite the variable timeframes of the artworks on display, the exhibition is open 24/7. The answer to the question posed in the title is likely to be found on a piece of paper hung in the artist's studio. It says "be your own assistant". List of works: Dispenser 2022, steel, foam The spiral mirrors the shape of the dispenser of the vending machine. It is mounted around the wall and while rotating it moves the building (instead of, for example, a can). Siblings 2022, acrylic glass Two copies of fenders, which are usually mounted between escalators moving in opposite directions. Vending machine working hours 2022, vending machine, controller Vending machine working at the same time as selected gallery employees. The client should not touch the corners of the walls while riding up the escalator 2021, acrylic glass A copy of a found object.

Jagna Domżalska