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Room Number, 2025
Duo exhibition
with Zuza Golińska at Narracje Festival (16. ed.), Gdańsk PL
Curated by Karolina Połom and Maja Murawska
Documentation by Bogna Kociumbas
In their joint site-specific project Room Number, they address illness-related isolation, weakened immunity and the institutionalisation of medicine.
The objects created by the artists become characters performing their roles. Drawing on experiences typical of
hospitalised patients - isolation, loneliness and a distorted, fragmented perception of time - the artists focus on the emotions of individuals confined to isolation. Golinska and Alt also highlight the invisible aspect of infection: within the
hospital environment, everyday objects may become potential sources of threat.
The two artists developed their works in parallel, creating a symbolic dialogue between them. Golinska works with
stainless steel - a material commonly found in public spaces, particularly in environments that demand high standards of hygiene. Her spatial interventions emerge from functional objects, emphasising the disciplinary nature of public
institutions. To be a patient means to submit to a set of rules, and the spatial arrangement often serves to control the bodies within it.
Alt, working at the intersection of sculpture, painting and assemblage, explores the relationship between patients and the inanimate objects typically found in hospital rooms. Cutlery, duvets, furniture and a few personal belongings acquire emotional significance - especially when one is forced to live in a temporary, shared space.
Text by Karolina Polom