Jakub Berdych Karpelis – The Traditional Family
The Traditional Family presents a series of new art objects made specifically for GASK’s Whitebox exhibition space by the sculptor, conceptual artist and designer Jakub Berdych Karpelis. In his glass-panel objects, the artist constructs collages from sheet glass and glass vases decorated using the high-enamel technique – a medium whose perception has shifted over time, much like the evolving role of the family itself. In this installation, the artist reflects on the interiors of Eastern European households in the second half of the twentieth century, addressing family stereotypes and the kitsch embedded in the socially prescribed normative model of the period – mother, father, house and children. The installation looks at the traditional model of the family as a changing, fragile unit, and opens up discussion regarding today’s wide range of family models.
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