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

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

Other artist's artworks

Kitsune 狐
Kitsune 狐
Vinz Schwarzbauer, 2020
€ 590
About The Weather 4
About The Weather 4
Hoa Luo, 2023
€ 240
Traces and Patterns 1
Traces and Patterns 1
Natalia Weiss, 2018
€ 463
Inseln Im Wasser 6
Inseln Im Wasser 6
Hoa Luo
€ 240
Daucus carota No3
Daucus carota No3
Botánica Baleárica, 2025
€ 65
The Impressionists 2
The Impressionists 2
Patrik Muchenberger, 2021
€ 240
The Circuits of Mister Rabozee at the Guidance Center
The Circuits of Mister Rabozee at the Guidance Center
Ptit Marc, 2018
€ 880
Water Flower 03
Water Flower 03
Saverio Tonoli, 2024
€ 750
Meteor - You Should Feel Something 3
Meteor - You Should Feel Something 3
Hoa Luo, 2023
€ 240
Water Flower 04
Water Flower 04
Saverio Tonoli, 2024
€ 750
Light Traces of Geometry
Light Traces of Geometry
Michael Wegerer, 2020
€ 820
The Impressionists 1
The Impressionists 1
Patrik Muchenberger, 2021
€ 240