We can't live – without each other, 2019

We can't live – without each other, 2018

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Karolina Wojtas

gives an intimate view into the complex relationship between artist Karolina Wojtas and her younger brother. Until the age of thirteen, Wojtas was an only child and she wanted it to keep it that way. Before her parents announced that she was going to have a baby brother, Karolina kept saying “I will take an axe and kill that kid and then eat it”. Although this statement should be taken with a big grain of salt, a battle did start when Karolina's brother was born. This exhibition gives an inside view into the ongoing battle between brother and sister: a recognisable love-hate relationship with sometimes extreme elements.

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