The systems of power that agency social relationships are a frequent theme of Karolina Bregula’s videos, installations, photographs, happenings, and performances. With overtones of parody, Fire Followers is about a small town in northern Europe where fires destroy even its art collections. Scared by rumors that the burning of artworks was deliberate and necessary to rekindle creative thinking, the population starts avoiding museums, galleries, and collections, and trying to get rid of the art pieces they own.
Awards
- 19th Festival | Southern Panoramas | Main exhibition Res Artis Residency Prize (Djerassi Resident Artists Program — Woodside, USA)