Maryna Sakowska - Scenography without the show

The series of textile installations refers to classical, figurative and theatrical scenery – I focus primarily on the representations of so-called "nature" and depictions of "natural" elements (e.g. tree, water, fire), as well as interior design elements. Each of the fabrics is both an image and an object: an idea of a tree, water, fire. It is from such elements that I built scenery for a non-existent plays.

In theatrical sceneries I am interested in the symbolic dimension of each elements – through the unspoken agreement with the viewer a piece of green material becomes a tree. Fabrics are also a kind of documentations of fictional rituals. Hence streams of melted wax, elements such as artificial hair, braids or fragments of my earlier works (pornographic centerfolds taken from the Body confetti piece).

The flame without smoke, textile, shelf, paraffine wax, 200x170x100 cm, 2019,
Scenography without the show exhibition view, Obronców Stalingradu 17, Szczecin, 2019

The flame without smoke, textile, shelf, paraffine wax, 200x170x100 cm, 2019, Scenography without the show exhibition view, Obronców Stalingradu 17, Szczecin, 2019, detail

untitled, an object: chair, textile, paraffine wax, 85x37x43 cm, 2019,
Scenography without the show exhibition view, Obronców Stalingradu 17, Szczecin, 2019

The three without roots, textile, sewing pins, 200x145 cm, 2019, Scenography without the show exhibition view, Obronców Stalingradu 17, Szczecin, 2019

(the other side) The three without roots, textile, sewing pins, 200x145 cm, 2019, Scenography without the show exhibition view, Obronców Stalingradu 17, Szczecin, 2019

The three without roots, textile, sewing pins, 200x145 cm, 2019, The waterfall without swoosh, textile, artificial hair/wig,150x150 cm, 2019, Scenography without the show exhibition view, Obronców Stalingradu 17, Szczecin, 2019

The waterfall without swoosh, textile, artificial hair/wig,150x150 cm, 2019, Scenography without the show exhibition view, Obronców Stalingradu 17, Szczecin, 2019

Sunrise without a blink, textile, paraffin wax, page from pornographic magazine, artificial hair/braid, 200x145 cm, 2019, Scenography without the show exhibition view, Obronców Stalingradu 17, Szczecin, 2019

Sunrise without a blink, textile, paraffin wax, page from pornographic magazine, artificial hair/braid, 200x145 cm, 2019, Scenography without the show exhibition view, Obronców Stalingradu 17, Szczecin, 2019, detail

Sunrise without a blink, textile, paraffin wax, page from pornographic magazine, artificial hair/braid, 200x145 cm, 2019, Scenography without the show exhibition view, Obronców Stalingradu 17, Szczecin, 2019