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Magdalena Franczak, The Economy of Uselessness, three works from 2021-2024
Soft bedding melted with snow in its potential shapelessness. Drowsy unsought landscapes were strewn across tables. Rather like mountain ranges one you slump into, immerse yourself in, in which you can leave an imprint of your head, arm, knees. One can give it a spin with your hand, reshape it. Shapelessness has the potential for freedom and change. It is nothing, so it can be anything. We can project our thoughts onto it, hold unspoken dialogues in it. We can hide in its shadowy folds what needs to wait, but should not get lost. The fold is warm and soft. The inside of an eiderdown carries a memory of a bird’s journey a long time ago. We take a look beyond the horizon of a homescape put on sale. The table brings hope for dialogue. Something falls down to the floor, something is hidden beneath it. Something melts and changes its state. Someone might come at any moment and leave the traces of their shoes in the snow. If they linger a bit, moving their feet, another shapelessness will emerge.
Titles of the works:
1. The Economy of Uselessness, collage, pigment print, 2024
2. Posthuman Landscapes, pigment print, 2022
3. Ruins of Unwanted Memories, ceramics, wood, 2021-2022
text: Magdalena Franczak