This is the very beginning of the story - it gets more and more mundane and the stories are like memories You never get to remember. Combining these two, opposite aesthetics is a way of exploring the universal language of presented pieces. Both artists explore completely different, very particular aesthetics, even their own image, but with the intention of revisioning common known references. Though they’re not the same at all, somehow they unknowingly share the same sights. The idea is to create a versatile landscape, made out of differing, individual expressions and the question is how they can complement each other.

Ant Łakomsk’s most recent paintings are quiet oil landscapes depicting seemingly familiar sceneries. Unexpected details subtly disrupt their casualness; the scene morphing into outlines of shadow figures, fading into afterimages. Piotr Kowalski’s works stand around and before the paintings, adding to the impression of this dimmed landscape. The muddy coating on the slim metalworks somehow looks mesmerizing now.

The spirit of unexpected encounters aligns Ant Łakomsk and Piotr Kowalski with Turnus' focus on creating exhibitions as a platform for artistic exploration, unconventional collaborations, and sociability*. At Paris Internationale, we are showcasing two new series of these artists, creating a landscape, a postcard from Poland, further playing with yet another cliché of blurring the lines between art and reality.

We haven’t seen nothing else than this fair but still wow, what a fantastic city, WE <3 PARIS.

Photo documentation by Margot Montigny.