In the personal exhibition “Ozys”, Andrej Polukord will present new and previously created works analyzing consumerism and related topics. The highlight of the exhibition is the goat – a symbol of ritualism, widely described in ancient mythology in the motifs of goat sacrifice. The multifaceted meaning of the work itself and the connection with the old culture allows us to rethink what is being sacrificed today. This is especially relevant now, when the relationship between man and nature is constantly changing. The artist explores the topic of consumerism with the help of works created from secondary raw materials, and objects found in nature become a kind of traces of human activity or its documentation. As the way of life is constantly changing, the consumption itself is also changing, which is currently looking for a fast, cheap and fashionable product. However, this convenience costs natural resources and raises important ethical questions. The works show contrasts that create a tension between the changing modern life and the more sustainable old one. The author does not seek to provide already formulated answers, but leaves space for the viewer to openly discuss in which direction consumerism leads in capitalist society: to the evolution or involution of humanity.
Andrej Polukord (1990) is a young generation interdisciplinary art creator who works in Vilnius and Vienna, studied at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts and the Rupert alternative education program. The artist is well known both in Lithuania and abroad, actively participates in exhibition activities. His works have been exhibited at the 12th Kaunas Biennale (2019), The minus20degree Biennale in Flachau, Austria (2018), The Survival Kit in Riga (2017), well-known galleries GAK Kunstverein in Bremen, Konsthall C in Stockholm, Warsaw in the National Art Gallery, the Lithuanian National Art Gallery, the Kunsthalle Wien exhibition space in Vienna, etc. In 2016, he received the “Kunsthalle Prize Vienna” award.
