10 Mar – 06 May 2018

Skazitelność. O fabrykach porcelany/ Maculateness. On porcelain factories
The Ethnographic Museum of Cracow, Poland
Curators: Ewa Klekot, Monika Patuszyńska, Arkadiusz Szwed

Porcelain used to be called ‘white gold’. It seems, however, that today porcelain does not amaze us anymore; we have gotten used to its presence. It is more a product to us than a creation; rather autonomous matter than the result of a complicated process combining chemical substances, technology and human work. What people first lose sight of is the human contribution: porcelain forms seem too immaculate to involve humans.

The exhibition searches, therefore, for the presence of “maculate” humanity in immaculate forms. It poses questions about the relationship between humanity and technology and about systems for the valuation of different types of work – whether performed by humans or executed by non-humans. At the same time, it touches upon issues of art, design and intellectual property.

“People from the porcelain factory” curated by Ewa Klekot, Arkadiusz Szwed
“Bastards&Orphans” curated by Monika Patuszyńska
“Forsaken Pieces” curated by Arkadiusz Szwed