The museum showcases the work of
Elian (Lula) Kaczka. Kaczka was born in Uruguay in 1984 and grew up in the Jewish
community in Montevideo. She gained a degree in Industrial Design at the ORT
University, then started studying sculpture at the Pedro Figari School of
Arts and Crafts in Montevideo, before deciding to move to Israel to pursue
her personal and professional dreams.
Kaczka continued her studies in Israel at the now defunct Basis School of Art and Culture in Herzliya, exhibiting her work in various locations around the country, as well as participating in student exchange programs in Switzerland and Scotland. She currently works out of her studio in the Carton Museum, working on commissioned jobs as well as her own designs.
Kaczka continued her studies in Israel at the now defunct Basis School of Art and Culture in Herzliya, exhibiting her work in various locations around the country, as well as participating in student exchange programs in Switzerland and Scotland. She currently works out of her studio in the Carton Museum, working on commissioned jobs as well as her own designs.
A selection of Kaczka's cardboard sculptures are on display in the museum.
Cardboard is generally considered a side or supporting product,
meaning that it itself is not important - the important thing is the product
stored inside it or protected by it. Cardboard will usually be thrown in the
rubbish bin (or at best the recycling bin) after it has finished its job.
In Kaczka's works there is a reversal of roles: the cardboard is the
material from which the work itself is made. She creates pieces that we
usually identify with grandeur and high aesthetics: cathedrals, fashionable
clothing associated with aristocratic circles in previous centuries,
neoclassical architectural elements, and more. The dresses on display in the
Carton Museum refer to the Mantua style dresses that were in fashion in the 17th and 18th centuries,
mainly in the courts of the European kingdoms, and in the circles of the
aristocracy.
Kaczka's mysterious "Creatures" series is inspired by Pre-Columbian art and by old
maps from the 16th and 17th century. Commonly referred to as "map monsters",
these creatures adorn maps on spaces that are usually left blank or in spots
where the geography of the world was still unknown. One particular sculpture
on display, below, was made for the group exhibition "Paper Creatures" at the Old Jaffa Museum in 2016. I recognised it immediately!
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