Rafi Műnz, Happiness in Black & White

meLODY — LODY is the word for ice cream, in my hosts' language.
Me, I look at it as: meLODY.
Dozens of booths sell the happy-making, fast-melting substance.
The ongoing Grand Promenade of the vacationists in Ustka forms a unique music.
Colorful and "paradise-like" as it is, I interpreted the big holiday into a show
named Happiness in Black & White with my own thoughts. This is the poster for the opening.

the northern wall — general view — Constructing a site-specific installation in the municipal gallery, formerly a huge barn,
poses a challenge in relation with the arches of the building, its heavy wooden pillars and beams.

Tattoo — A symbol of status, a state of mind — dozens of booths offer their variety of patterns,
to be downloaded to whoever's body in need of it. On the right: The Greens' Blues — Artificial, what else?

The future of the Youth — This long wall with just one "medallion" showing a wanted to be sports hero, leaves plenty of air for human longings.
The entry's Happiness in B&W icon, with Black Magic and Dice, serve as symbols for the searching of luck and a good future.

The column of Credits greets the visitor left to the entrance.
90 degrees to Happiness in B&W (the entrance piece, right) — Akcja (Polish) for Sale — demonstrates what usually happens to the bargains acquired.

View towards Northern and Eastern wall.

If you look on the other side you won't find anything better... Just more happiness in Black and White.

The happiness corner.

The Grey Area — 207 by 140 centimeters.

The Black side of the front — detail

Word of MouSE — detail

Crawling soldiers and fruitful thought — On the right: Mechanical toy (25 cm long) a bargain-piece on the promenade.

Crawling soldiers and fruitful thought — Detail

View towards North-East.

DomiNO — Detail of unit combined with Is Black really beautiful? — Featuring Mohammed Ali and the Pope.

Sitting Rabbits — Detail.

The WhiteHOLE (hiding in the black container). On the left: The Borders Box (not a mobile library), leading to the cease-fire line.

Details — the two on the left pertain to the credits pillar. The two on the right: Above Medallion for success. Below Sinking Dragon.

The GREENS' Blues — Plastic flowers: More natural than natural.

I lost my guide — The Western wall — Contains among others:
Whyolince? | Oh God, don't jump! | I fish-eye you | I overflow with happiness | Play, my boy, play! .

The North West corner

I am overflowing with happiness.

I could not constrain myself and used color on the "rear sides" of this pillar for two columns:
Only children are still there (in the magic of free creation) and Biżuteria (Jewellery) that I could not possibly illustrate in B&W.
This commodity works even better than cloths, as a number one consoler for the ladies.

Details: Oh God, don't jump! | The WhiteHOLE | Whyolince? | Go for the Rubicon, Go!

The opening of the show, August 25, 2014