CUTOUTS & FALLOUTS

1.10- 09.10.2024

Curator: Julia Stachura
Collaboration: Institute of Art History, Faculty of Art Sciences, AMU, Villa at Wieniawskiego 3, Poznań, Poland

Music: Mattia Spich
Consultants: Katarzyna Glixelli, Stephen Hepworth (Kiki Kogelnik Foundation)
Graphic design: Olek Modzelewski (@olekmodzelewski)

Photos: Agnieszka Grodzińska (@anezka_grodzinska)

Combining the languages of science and art, CUTOUTS & FALLOUTS presents the works by Agnieszka Grodzińska in the historic Villa at Wieniawskiego 3: the former premises of the Department of Medical Microbiology and soon the new home of the Institute of Art History, Adam Mickiewicz University.

The repetitive nature of Grodzińska’s work is palpable in various forms such as prints, reproductions, photocopies, and worksheets, often featuring overlapping motifs from instruction manuals. This is already intimated the exhibition’s title; after all, OUTS denote what usually left over in the margins. The term CUTOUTScarries multiple meanings, from the act of cutting out a shape to reveal an opening and resulting figure, to a cutout in a garment exposing the skin, and even a switch interrupting an electrical circuit for safety. Conversely, FALLOUTSstands for the spread of chemical residue and secondary, enduring aftermath. However, the usage of both signifies that something has been removed or separated from a larger whole. In this context, the exhibition asks questions about the contemporary interpretation of art archives or institutions of knowledge.