Ghost Orchid

The conceptual presentation explores the goals and constraints of creativity, material innovation and the passage of time. Located in the former Pasino greenhouses—once filled with white orchids—the immersive installation presents a series of digitally modelled and 3D-printed sculptures by Marcin Rusak. Inspired by the process of flower breeding, Rusak analyzes the choices and limitations inscribed in the act of creation. These biomaterial sculptures are not only objects, but also provocations, forcing us to reflect on our role as creators, guardians and collectors. Should I keep it or allow it to decompose? What determines which items are worth protecting and which should be let go of?

Like the degraded space surrounding them, these works are designed to be gradually decomposed, undermining the instinct to maintain what is to be transformed by nature. Thanks to the cooperation with the Lukasiewicz Research Network— Institute for Engineering of Polymer Materials and Dyes in Toruń, Poland, the project integrates innovative research on controlled biodegradation. Specially designed bioreactors and enzyme-bacterial cocktails accelerate the natural decomposition of PLA, making the exhibition a dynamic experiment—an invitation to reflect on our responsibility to shape, maintain, collect or consciously let go of what we create.