Karolina Żyniewicz

2015

After the pandemic of happiness, second life was my second living project outside typical art institutions. This time, it was an ethnographic museum where I moved in with the insects, which are prohibited in such places. All living beings could be dangerous for the exhibitions. The ethnographic museum in Zbąszyń is dedicated to the area's rural life and craft traditions. All rooms are a simulation of residential interiors, a mock-up life. I tried to restore real life by inviting insects for one week. Insects were placed in different parts of the exhibition, surprising the audience. Something deemed a danger, and filth became an object of appreciation. A hierarchy has changed by this straightforward trick.