Actions with a Tube
The series of photographs is a record of one of numerous actions that the two artists carried out in their own flat. It took place in August 1975, with the participation of Przemysław Kwiek’s sister Zofia Kulik and the artists’ son – Maksymilian Dobromierz. A cardboard tube was the centre of the action. It had been made to order as an advertising prop; after the action it went to the client. The artists have transferred a potboiling product to the realm of art. 42 photographs show a series of gestures directed at the camera, such as taking a bow, saluting, shooting or brushing teeth. The work demonstrates how a thing can become a cult object. Typically for the work of KwieKulik, this is also a commentary on social and political issues as well as on the position of the artist in People’s Poland.
