A three-​dimensional puzzle telling the story of a long-​distance acquaintance. The blue and red elements are models of homes, while the gray is the air that sur­rounds them. In reality the two buil­dings are separated by the distance of thousands of miles, one being a block of flats in Warsaw, the other a tenement house in New York. They are separated by volumes of air, but con­nec­ted by a friendship between the artist and his colleague who, in spite of their ardent correspondence, have never met in person.

 






Michał Budny
Air

2003, cardboard, acrylic paint, adhesive tape 17 elements, 17 x 32 x 33 cm