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Cezary Poniatowski’s solo exhibition revolves around the ancient concept of pharmakon and its multilayered historical and cultural references. The artist creates reliefs using carpets, metal zip ties, ventilation elements, and other materials. The objects are hollow inside, sewn together, with the underside of the carpet turned outward, while the familiar surface remains hidden. This choice is meant to evoke a sense of claustrophobia—both within the work itself and in the viewer. The reliefs take on forms reminiscent of gargoyles and architectural ornaments, combining raw elegance with a quasi-jewelry character. Poniatowski treats them as examples of “tormented” craftsmanship.
The notion of pharmakon, developed by Plato in the dialogue Phaedrus and later analyzed by Jacques Derrida, signifies both remedy and poison. For Plato, writing was at once a cure against forgetting and a threat to the intellect. More broadly, pharmakon is an ambivalent, dynamic substance that fuses elements of…
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Cezary Poniatowski’s solo exhibition revolves around the ancient concept of pharmakon and its multilayered historical and cultural references. The artist creates reliefs using carpets, metal zip ties, ventilation elements, and other materials. The objects are hollow inside, sewn together, with the underside of the carpet turned outward, while the familiar surface remains hidden. This choice is meant to evoke a sense of claustrophobia—both within the work itself and in the viewer. The reliefs take on forms reminiscent of gargoyles and architectural ornaments, combining raw elegance with a quasi-jewelry character. Poniatowski treats them as examples of “tormented” craftsmanship.
The notion of pharmakon, developed by Plato in the dialogue Phaedrus and later analyzed by Jacques Derrida, signifies both remedy and poison. For Plato, writing was at once a cure against forgetting and a threat to the intellect. More broadly, pharmakon is an ambivalent, dynamic substance that fuses elements of…
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