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Installation view, Mikołaj Sobczak, Ancora, Capitain Petzel, Berlin, 2026. Courtesy the artist and Capitain Petzel. Ph: GRAYSC
Mikołaj Sobczak
Kozak i Sarmata (Cossack and Sarmatian), 2021Glaze on biscuit ceramicSigned, titled and dated on bottom21 x 15 x 15 cm
8.3 x 5.9 x 5.9 inchesB-MSOBCZAK-.25-0020Further images
This vase juxtaposes two clandestine amateur photographs: a Polish nobleman kissing a Ukrainian Cossack, and domestic wrestling between two female impersonators, once published in the underground newsletter “Letters from Female...This vase juxtaposes two clandestine amateur photographs: a Polish nobleman kissing a Ukrainian Cossack, and domestic wrestling between two female impersonators, once published in the underground newsletter “Letters from Female Impersonators.” By inscribing these intimate acts onto a household object, the work foregrounds quiet domestic rebellion. suggesting that revolutions often begin in kitchens, where private gestures unsettle binaries and cultural norms.
