Archeologies of the Fiction Stories

Collection by Pawel Mendrek

This multi-layered series explores the theme of utopia and utopian thought, bridging the public and private spheres while infusing a subtly futuristic vision of the world. It delves into the metaphorical relationships among its elements, revealing that the endurance of systems—each bearing a vestige of utopia slowly eroded by life’s rapid currents—is ultimately ephemeral. In the words of Zygmunt Bauman, “u-via” replaces “u-topia,” reflecting the collapse of long-term thinking inherent in the proposed reconstruction. Everything appears suspended within an indefinite fragment of time. Moreover, travel narrative marks Utopia as irredeemably other, rendering its realization—whether formally or virtually—impossible by definition. This process reinforces Utopia’s inherent secessionism, a deliberate withdrawal or “delinking” from the empirical and historical world.
— Frederic Jameson

Curators:
Carmelo Arcoraci, Magdalena Kreis, Lorenzo Chinnici, Tomas Langunavicius, Sonia Monti, Tomasz Wendland, Anna Savage, Catalina Aranguren, Juliette McCullough, Rossella Savarese

Presented at:
7th Mediations Biennale, Warsaw
Sonia Monti Gallery, Paris
The Holy Art Gallery, London
1st International Photography IAVPOA Biennale, Kaunas, Lithuania
Arroz Estudios, Lisboa
SyArt Sorrento Festival, Italy
BWA Contemporary Art Gallery Katowice
Permanent display in public spaces: Immortal Art, Meri/Sicily, Italy

Editorial: Grimoire, #4

Pawel Mendrek, 2023

Confession Room

€ 450
Collage
50 x 70 x 0 cm
C-type, Graphite, and Paper on Paper
Pawel Mendrek, 2023

Honey Land

€ 890
Collage
70 x 100 x 0 cm
Gouache, Graphite, and Pencil on Paper
Pawel Mendrek, 2023

Plate

€ 890
Collage
100 x 70 x 0 cm
C-type, Graphite, Monotype, and Paper on Paper
Pawel Mendrek, 2023

You Go Your Way I Will Go Mine

€ 890
Printmaking, Edition of 5
70 x 100 x 0 cm
C-type, Graphite, Ink, and Paper on Paper

Other artworks by Pawel Mendrek

Water
Water
Pawel Mendrek, 2019
€ 580
Correctness
Correctness
Pawel Mendrek, 2018
€ 580
Plant
Plant
Pawel Mendrek, 2018
€ 890
Untitled
Untitled
Pawel Mendrek, 2018
€ 890
Untitled
Untitled
Pawel Mendrek, 2023
€ 990
Initiation
Initiation
Pawel Mendrek, 2018
€ 890
Exercises
Exercises
Pawel Mendrek, 2018
€ 580

Other artist's artworks

Naked and afraid 1
Naked and afraid 1
Ptit Marc, 2023
€ 690
Stillleben mit Stacheln
Stillleben mit Stacheln
Mo Häusler, 2021
€ 520
Stranded Objects 7
Stranded Objects 7
Catherine Ludwig, 2017
€ 490
stabbed
stabbed
Andrei Moldovan, 2023
€ 590
Floarea Soarelui
Floarea Soarelui
Andrei Moldovan, 2021
€ 690
untitled
untitled
Andrei Moldovan, 2021
€ 690
Onobrychis viciifolia
Onobrychis viciifolia
Isabel Mischka, 2023
€ 670
Inseln Im Wasser 3
Inseln Im Wasser 3
Hoa Luo
€ 240
Selfie 1
Selfie 1
Natalia Weiss, 2018
€ 463
Kirschgedicht
Kirschgedicht
Mo Häusler, 2020
€ 450
Meteor - You Should Feel Something 1
Meteor - You Should Feel Something 1
Hoa Luo, 2023
€ 240
Stranded Objects 1
Stranded Objects 1
Catherine Ludwig, 2017
€ 490