Opening of "Mammals and Suckers" exhibition | Ida Karkoszka, Karolina Wysocka

MAMMALS AND SUCKERS

Ida Karkoszka, Karolina Wysocka

Opening: April 4, 2025, 6 – 9 pm

Ehxibition: April 5 – May 31, 2025

The exhibition Mammals and Suckers presents a dialogue between Ida Karkoszka and Karolina Wysocka, visual artists whose work is embedded in a critical reflection on ecology, capitalism and interspecies commonality. The theme of the exhibition is the motif of suction and extraction, combining biological, technological and bodily perspectives to show the tangled relationship between the natural world and systems of industrial exploitation.

The centerpiece of the exhibition will be two large-scale installations. A Taste of Joy by Ida Karkoszka is a series of sculptures in alabaster that address both human and non-human breasts and the feeding process, as well as a critique of the animal industry. Karolina Wysocka, meanwhile, will present Breaking Mercury, an installation inspired by historical medical and farming machinery, which is a reflection on extraction mechanisms and fluid relations in the environment.

Curator: Michalina Sablik

Visual identification: Michal Babski

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Program of events accompanying the exhibition:

April 5 | 5 pm | Authorial-curatorial tour

May 17–18 | Muranowska Majowka 2025:

May 17 | Night of the Museums | Gallery is open from 12 pm to 8 pm

May 18 | 4 pm | Ida Karkoszka | Artist talk

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The project is co-financed by the city of Warsaw