LET'S MAKE A DEAL Wiktoria Walendzik, Konrad Żukowski 1 II 2020 – 22 III 2020 Gdańsk City Gallery CURATOR Gabriela Warzycka-Tutak
Mirror, Mirror, one the wall,
who is the fairest of them all?
Mirror, Mirror, one the wall,
who is the fairest of them all?
Mirror, Mirror, one the wall,
who is the fairest of them all?
Mirror, Mirror, one the wall,
who is the fairest of them all?
Brothers Grimm, Snow White
Brothers Grimm, Snow White
Imagine a utopia with a mirror floor. An overgrown snow hybrid, covered with snakes, is waiting to take you on a triumphal cruise. You sit back comfortably, the world’s most precious gemstones flicker from the white walls, whispering various stories to you. Shine bright like a diamond?
This mirror fairy tale generates an illusion that creates new meanings and a new mankind. Tensions looms from underneath the cover of glitter and wealth. The god of fire* wakes up to life, giving birth to subsequent stars.
Imagine a utopia with a mirror floor. An overgrown snow hybrid, covered with snakes, is waiting to take you on a triumphal cruise. You sit back comfortably, the world’s most precious gemstones flicker from the white walls, whispering various stories to you. Shine bright like a diamond?
This mirror fairy tale generates an illusion that creates new meanings and a new mankind. Tensions looms from underneath the cover of glitter and wealth. The god of fire* wakes up to life, giving birth to subsequent stars.
Imagine a utopia with a mirror floor. An overgrown snow hybrid, covered with snakes, is waiting to take you on a triumphal cruise. You sit back comfortably, the world’s most precious gemstones flicker from the white walls, whispering various stories to you. Shine bright like a diamond?
This mirror fairy tale generates an illusion that creates new meanings and a new mankind. Tensions looms from underneath the cover of glitter and wealth. The god of fire* wakes up to life, giving birth to subsequent stars.
Imagine a utopia with a mirror floor. An overgrown snow hybrid, covered with snakes, is waiting to take you on a triumphal cruise. You sit back comfortably, the world’s most precious gemstones flicker from the white walls, whispering various stories to you. Shine bright like a diamond?
This mirror fairy tale generates an illusion that creates new meanings and a new mankind. Tensions looms from underneath the cover of glitter and wealth. The god of fire* wakes up to life, giving birth to subsequent stars.
Imagine a utopia with a mirror floor. An overgrown snow hybrid, covered with snakes, is waiting to take you on a triumphal cruise. You sit back comfortably, the world’s most precious gemstones flicker from the white walls, whispering various stories to you. Shine bright like a diamond?
This mirror fairy tale generates an illusion that creates new meanings and a new mankind. Tensions looms from underneath the cover of glitter and wealth. The god of fire* wakes up to life, giving birth to subsequent stars.
In the land of milk and honey you decide about everything. The surface in which you freely look at your own reflection mirrors the world around, the people, the events that form part of the illusion generated specifically for you. A bluff based on simple rules, in which every member of the audience takes part. You can decide if what you see is your reward or if you will pursue it on your own terms. After mooring at the shore, the games keeps on going without a break. The finale will feature the daredevil who does not struggle with disembarkment syndrome**.
In the land of milk and honey you decide about everything. The surface in which you freely look at your own reflection mirrors the world around, the people, the events that form part of the illusion generated specifically for you. A bluff based on simple rules, in which every member of the audience takes part. You can decide if what you see is your reward or if you will pursue it on your own terms. After mooring at the shore, the games keeps on going without a break. The finale will feature the daredevil who does not struggle with disembarkment syndrome**.
In the land of milk and honey you decide about everything. The surface in which you freely look at your own reflection mirrors the world around, the people, the events that form part of the illusion generated specifically for you. A bluff based on simple rules, in which every member of the audience takes part. You can decide if what you see is your reward or if you will pursue it on your own terms. After mooring at the shore, the games keeps on going without a break. The finale will feature the daredevil who does not struggle with disembarkment syndrome**.
In the land of milk and honey you decide about everything. The surface in which you freely look at your own reflection mirrors the world around, the people, the events that form part of the illusion generated specifically for you. A bluff based on simple rules, in which every member of the audience takes part. You can decide if what you see is your reward or if you will pursue it on your own terms. After mooring at the shore, the games keeps on going without a break. The finale will feature the daredevil who does not struggle with disembarkment syndrome**.
Let’s Make a Deal is a variation on the theme of dreams of divinity, triumph and success. It is a metaphor for the aspirations of the artworld. The gallery space – as a temple of possession, an elitist place, shiny, non-functional, manifesting an appalling lavishness and Baroque appeal – stands in contrast to everyday life. Promises from the world of dreams swirl in the excess of possibilities, and it is only up to you if you manage to reach them.
Let’s Make a Deal is a variation on the theme of dreams of divinity, triumph and success. It is a metaphor for the aspirations of the artworld. The gallery space – as a temple of possession, an elitist place, shiny, non-functional, manifesting an appalling lavishness and Baroque appeal – stands in contrast to everyday life. Promises from the world of dreams swirl in the excess of possibilities, and it is only up to you if you manage to reach them.
Let’s Make a Deal is a variation on the theme of dreams of divinity, triumph and success. It is a metaphor for the aspirations of the artworld. The gallery space – as a temple of possession, an elitist place, shiny, non-functional, manifesting an appalling lavishness and Baroque appeal – stands in contrast to everyday life. Promises from the world of dreams swirl in the excess of possibilities, and it is only up to you if you manage to reach them.
Dreams do come true
Just think about them always
Everything you want
Can happen within days!
Dreams do come true
Just think about them always
Everything you want
Can happen within days!
Dreams do come true
Just think about them always
Everything you want
Can happen within days!
Dreams do come true
Just think about them always
Everything you want
Can happen within days!
Dreams do come true
Just think about them always
Everything you want
Can happen within days!
Majka Jeżowska, Marzenia się spełniają
Majka Jeżowska, Marzenia się spełniają
* Vulcan (Lat. Vulcanus)
** MDD Syndrome (mal de débarquement) – a condition occurring after a cruise
The Gdańsk City Gallery presents the first joint exhibition by two distinctive personalities: Wiktoria Walendzik and Konrad Żukowski. The show is accompanied by a competition organised by the artists: Instant Egypt, in which the main prize is a holiday in Egypt, the land of pharaohs and mysterious pyramids.
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