Konsum, PL Polish Shop - an exhibition curated and created by Malwina Antoniszczak during the
UWAGA! Polen kommen festival.
Konsum.pl was an exhibition in form of a shop. In Polisg shop one could buy so called “Polish Products” made by polish artists and designers: Anna Krenz, Bartosz Mucha, Małgorzata Markiewicz, Ewa Pluta and others. The „Products” made for Konsum were dealing with polish stereotypes such as the Polish Wife very popular in Germany or polish cleaners. Konsum was a parody of an actual shop with the logo,
cheap replica watches shopping bags, price tags etc.
Artists and designers who presented their works at Konsum:
Ludwig Bräutigam, Janek Bersz, Mateusz Golubowski, Marta Hryc, Tomasz Jarosz, Anna Krenz, Malgorzata Markiewicz, Bartosz Mucha, Magda Olasinska, Ewa Pluta, Bogna Sroka
Selected works:
Mateusz Golubowski
Toilet paper of different sizes.
Marta Hryc
An armchair made of industrial sacks
filled with used plastic bags
Tomasz Jarosz
Pocket money printer
Anna Krenz
Polish Wife
Małgorzata Markiewicz
Housecoat
Bartosz Mucha
Polish floor cleaning cloth (branded)
Ewa Pluta
Tongue Twisters
Ewa Pluta
Polish Wife Remote
home Control (wife = zony in polish)