EXHIBITION

What to Do with Things I Don’t Want to Share?

Dom Słowa Polskiego, Mazowieckie, Warsaw, 09/25/2015 - 10/18/2015

ul. Miedziana 11, Warsaw

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What happens to things generated in the mind and preserved in the memory that cannot find a way to express themselves and gradually become blurred? What about things we consciously repress which increasingly pervade our consciousness? What happens to things we don’t want to share?

The absence of an organising figure leads to a disruption of mindfulness. When we cannot grasp the meaning of the whole, we focus instead on a selected recognisable detail. At this point, blurring becomes a necessary point of reference, with guesswork the only sensible direction of thought. The facts imposed on us cease to be useful, vision becomes limited and the image indistinct. Everything comes down to the content, which often stems from intuitive actions and formulations of a merely partial direction of meanings. Is strict logic necessary here? After all, it’s impossible to explore all sides at once.

The artists involved use objects and installations in their works, frequently creating site-specific compositions. The industrial interiors at the Dom Słowa Polskiego were the inspiration for an exhibition where the cryptic language of objects raises questions not of the meaning of what can be seen but that of the processes retained in the consciousness and memory of the artist - says Piotr Drewko, curator of What to Do with Things I Don’t Want to Share?

The upcoming exhibition is the latest arts-related project at the Dom Słowa Polskiego to be produced by the Griffin Art Space foundation.

“Recently, there’s been great interest in the distinctive, yet often demanding, space at the DSP. We’re very pleased that artists are keen to exhibit their works and are bringing contemporary art to this venue. What’s especially important for us, in terms of the What to Do with Things I Don’t Want to Share? exhibition, is that it’s precisely the DSP’s stark interiors that have spurred on the artists,” says Anna Klimczak, executive director of the Griffin Art Space foundation.

 

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