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Marcin Dudek, Bidul, 2026

Marcin Dudek

Bidul, 2026
Steel, chain, oil on wood
Sculpture: 134 x 39 x 21 cm - 52 3/4 x 15 3/8 x 8 1/4 in

Painting: 23 x 17 x 0.5 cm - 9 x 6 3/4 x 1/4 in
Copyright The Artist & Harlan Levey Projects
This installation combines a radiator, a sculpted hand chained to it, and a small oil painting of a snake approaching a clutch of five eggs (one for each of the...
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This installation combines a radiator, a sculpted hand chained to it, and a small oil painting of a snake approaching a clutch of five eggs (one for each of the Dudek children). The work evokes a formative and traumatic moment from Dudek’s childhood, when social services removed his older brothers, binding them to a radiator under the supervision of militia. The young Dudek observed this scene from below, the figures looming like monsters, while his mother struggled to care for five children alone. The snake and eggs evoke the precariousness and vulnerability of that household, translating lived experience into a metaphorical and symbolic narrative. Through this interplay of sculpture, object, and painting, Dudek transforms memory into a spatial, poetic, and affective encounter.
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