The exhibition is dedicated to the book Concrete Siberia, published by Polish publishing house Zupagrafika in 2020. The shape and colours of the exhibition result from the most recognisable features of Brutalist architecture: hard and raw geometrical shapes, the expression of structural elements.
The project is dedicated to the use of symbols in 17th-century Dutch paintings and consists of two parts: the layout, which plays an educational role in the context of the exhibition, is a kind of magnetic jigsaw puzzle. The task is to arrange the missing elements of selected paintings, which are also shown at the exhibition. On each of the elements there is a symbol, which meaning is described on the wall – in the spot where the missing element must be placed. In addition, for each of the five presented paintings a brochure with a hidden symbol and a description of its meaning was designed. The symbol appears after the point indicated on the card is touched. The effect of vanishing and appearing of the image under the influence of heat is possible thanks to the use of thermochrome paint.
