The finger of God is part of the set design for the performance The Discomfort of Evening, based on the book by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, directed by Małgorzata Wdowik, which premiered in March 2023.
This huge structure, measuring 2 meters long and 70 cm in diameter, floats in the air, only to suddenly descend to the ground. It symbolizes the strict, ruthless divine plan - Providence, which determines the fate of the characters.
God's Finger made of black socks (2023) by Jan BaszakWroclaw Mime Theatre
Magdalena Komornicka - dramaturgy consultant in the production, a year before the premiere of The Discomfort..., prepared an exhibition with the same title at the Zachęta National Art Gallery in Warsaw, which presented sculptures made of black socks by Jan Baszak.
Rabbit (2023) by Jan BaszakWroclaw Mime Theatre
The whole series consisted of sculptures of a Rat, a rabbit, a dog, a man, a horse, and a room in which, inspired by an old funeral ritual, Baszak spent 8 days with his sculptures.
Dog (2023) by Jan BaszakWroclaw Mime Theatre
When work on the performance began, Magdalena Komornicka and Małgorzata Wdowik agreed that Jan Baszak's sculptures fit in with the vision of the world they wanted to create on stage.
Rat (2023) by Jan BaszakWroclaw Mime Theatre
This way, a dog, a rabbit and a rat were included to the scenography. A copy of the original horse was also made. The "sleeping-dead", as the artist described them, sculptures play the inhabitants of a farm run by a family whose disintegration we see on stage.
Baszak's rabbit mask (2023) by Natalia KabanowWroclaw Mime Theatre
For the needs of the play, using same technique, Baszak also created a rabbit mask.
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