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THE BOOK OF FRIENDSHIP / 2021-2021
The Book of Friendship is a result of almost 10 years of my research into modern esotericism. It was published by 19Rivers collective in collaboration with Ton Magazine/Lodz Film School and On Paper Lodz. It was designed as a deck loosely inspired by the Maior Arcana of Tarot and Stammbuch (eng. book of friendship), which from the XVIth century was a popular form of small diary. Stammbuch was also used by the middle class as a form of collective family diary.
My project mixes XIX-th century spiritism with New Age spirituality, pop culture cartoon characters, biedermeier period references, memes’ inspired content, Tarot and everyday life events in order to create a network of visual intersections. 44 images create 22 pairs (A and B) which coexist in a state of friendship (here I present a selection of images). The whole project is conceived as an eternally expanding system of references. It is open for change and flexible. Cards can be used for meditation. Deck originally comes with a dedicated box, but it also functions as a mobile, domestic or gallery exhibition.
This collection of images depicts my own struggle (and also the universal craving) for meaning. By mixing archival photos from spiritisic séances, my notes, spontaneous snapshots, works from my different projects and seemingly trivial observations, I was trying to capture the chaotic, yet somehow complete and rational (in terms of esoteric beliefs) reality. It stems from my fascination with spritistic séances which were usually held in middle class living rooms and are the best example (in Western world) of the fascinating intertwining of everyday life with magic and the occult.
Related links:
2021 Art Bibuła Festival / Paper Beats Rock - video book presentation
2021 Ton Magazine / 19Rivers workshops
2020 - ongoing Tarotiada radio show / Radio Kapitał
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