DELIRIUM COLLECTORIS

CONCEPT
INSTALATION
3D VIDEO
PRINTS

2022

My master project investigates a fascinating area of the relationship between objects and the human psyche. I was exploring the background of the collecting impulse — why do people love to collect things?

As a non-collector, I was honestly very curious. The design aspect of this project was collecting pieces of information on this topic. After that I figured out a way of communicating this information to the public in more artistic way.

First I collected the most interesting texts about this psychological impulse, and I noticed a pattern of repeating keywords. I collected 21 of them and connected each to an object — “attribute”, which acted as a visual representation of a specific keyword. Furthermore, I composed individual attributes into “sentences”. In this way I illustrated various meanings. 

“A sentence needs all its words, and room all its objects, so the meaning is created and the life can go on.” I wanted to portray the compulsive need of collectors to seek and complete collections, which gives them a sense of satisfaction.

I created a dreamy 3D world where all attributes are formed into compositions. All sentences were recreated in the form of small sculpture instalations in order to give their meanings a palpable and physical nature and to bring them closer to depicting the collector’s fever.

For each composition, I designed a “collectible card” that was revealing its meaning. Visitors could collect these cards on the exhibition, and after collecting them all they would have the whole essence of my diploma project. 

I discovered that even in a certain quantity, things that are not "useful" can be a source of joy, satisfaction and fulfillment. I find that without love for objects, we would be deprived of extraordinary experiences and it would be more difficult for us to find a way to ourselves or the world around us.

The project was exhibited in the Kunsthalle in Bratislava, as part of the Visual Communication master and bachelor projects exhibition. 








Design consultant:
doc. Mgr. art. Marcel Benčík, ArtD.

Teoretical consultant:
Mgr. Ján Kralovič, PhD.