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Stefanski_spill_00

spill, installation view, Ujazdowski Castle Centre of Contemporary Art, 26.04-03.06.2018, photo Bartosz Górka

spill, 2018

three-channel installation, 12’34”, HD, black and white, no sound, aspect ratio 16:9, DOP: Tomasz Ziółkowski, participants: Jakub Antosz, Jarosław Trybuś, Grzegorz Stefański, ed.3+2AP

Acknowledgements: Maria Stokłosa, Mikołaj Syguda, Daniel Mekarski, Irad Mazliah, Szymon Pacho, Bartosz Tyciński

The idea for this work came from the feeling of vulnerability and weakness. As one 6 artists I was nominated to Project Room Award in 2018 and to prepare a solo show in CCA Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw. It was right after me and my partner have split and I was in very bad psychological condition. I asked to move my show to the second part of the year, but they insisted - "you can do it", they said. But all I wanted to do was to lie on the floor, stay there and wait until I get better; but I was expected to be strong. This made me understand the pressure I was put under and that being weak is a human thing. So I decided to I indeed “can do it” and I decided to fall.

Stefanski_spill_02

spill, installation view, Ujazdowski Castle Centre of Contemporary Art, 26.04-03.06.2018, photo Bartosz Górka

Stefanski_spill_04

spill, installation view, Ujazdowski Castle Centre of Contemporary Art, 26.04-03.06.2018, photo Bartosz Górka

Stefanski_spill_05

spill, installation view, Ujazdowski Castle Centre of Contemporary Art, 26.04-03.06.2018, photo Bartosz Górka

Stefanski_spill_06

spill, installation view, Ujazdowski Castle Centre of Contemporary Art, 26.04-03.06.2018, photo Bartosz Górka

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spill, installation view, Ujazdowski Castle Centre of Contemporary Art, 26.04-03.06.2018, photo Bartosz Górka

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