CAVE / collage on paper mache / 370x200x50cm / 2022

  Time out of Joint, Museum of Art in Łódź, Poland, 3 Jun - 18 Sep 2022, curator: Katarzyna Słoboda, photo: Anna Zagrodzka; HaWa, more info

  I dried the wood pulp on a several kinds of foil: brushed foil used for protecting wood, reinforced film for greenhouse glazing and smooth dust sheet. I wanted it to resemble a hill or a cave when it dried – depending on whether one viewed it from above or from below. I decorated it with stars cut out of fluorescent crêpe paper, gluing them close to one another. Finally, I would break the pulp into pieces: sometimes, this was necessary for transportation purposes; on other occasions, the pulp would crack under its own weight. It would be difficult to say whether the pattern represents a star cluster, sunset sky or the pulped flags of different countries and alliances.

If I was to soak them in water, they would dissolve completely, their texture not unlike that of thick sour cream.