Good bye Venlafaxinum, Alprazolamum, Citalopramum, Doksepinum
Object, 2014
material: Cast, gypsum, drugs, 2014
dimentions: 15 x 21 x 45 cm
photo: Karol Trębuła
'The first realised piece was a gypsum cast of 'air' from my family home. I calculated the appoximate weight all the all air in a 70 meter square flat might have. My cast was lighter: The Air in my home was heavy, now it weighs 26 kilos. Much better now. I stopped taking antidepressant pills and the antianxiety drugs. All the supplies I had ammassed I enclosed within the object Goodbye Venlafaxinum, Alprazolamum, Citalopramum, Doksepinum (2014). This move, however, proved to be premature. I soon started to feel low again...(...)
an excerpt from the PhD Thesis by Aleksandra Kubiak 'You’re a Cute One, Sweetie',
translated by Iza B-Kelly, Simon Kelly
Good bye Venlafaxinum, Alprazolamum, Citalopramum, Doksepinum
Object, 2014
material: Cast, gypsum, drugs, 2014
dimentions: 15 x 21 x 45 cm
photo: Karol Trębuła
'The first realised piece was a gypsum cast of 'air' from my family home. I calculated the appoximate weight all the all air in a 70 meter square flat might have. My cast was lighter: The Air in my home was heavy, now it weighs 26 kilos. Much better now. I stopped taking antidepressant pills and the antianxiety drugs. All the supplies I had ammassed I enclosed within the object Goodbye Venlafaxinum, Alprazolamum, Citalopramum, Doksepinum (2014). This move, however, proved to be premature. I soon started to feel low again...(...)
an excerpt from the PhD Thesis by Aleksandra Kubiak 'You’re a Cute One, Sweetie',
translated by Iza B-Kelly, Simon Kelly