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Sandwich

Combinatul Fondului Plastic
Vernissage

The Office After Dark

With Nico Mureș
Sandwich is happy to welcome you to an environment where purpose is replaced by empty repetition! In a world that glorifies productivity, The Office After Dark unearths the darker side of corporate lifestyle, likening it to an eternal night where vitality fades, connections dwindle, and personal identity is drained by the demands of work. The micro-universe created by Nico Mureș is centered around the metaphor of a modern worker, kept awake by caffeine, mentally and emotionally exhausted. Trapped in ongoing cycles of burnout and sleep deprivation, she is vampirically relying on energy drinks. The futility of a lifetime spent producing with no personal meaning or fulfillment weighs heavy on her. Being a corporate woman, the chosen character naturally faces additional pressure to prove her own worth and be perfect across the spectrum. For her, the glass ceiling has never been lower. Known for their adaptability, able to survive in the harshest environments with minimal resources, cockroaches are both enviable and despised. Beneath the glossy surface of corporate life, they skitter under desks, lurk in the shadows, and appear beneath flickering lights, hinting at instability and decay, emblematic of a workforce that must keep going in a hostile environment—unseen, undervalued, yet expected to persist at all costs. Surrounded by the undead, visitors have a chance at reflecting on their own bearing within this haunting, ever-productive after-dark office.

Tell us about Sandwich.

Sandwich (2017) is a collective-run gallery that strongly benefits from its all-inclusive view of the art world. Having started by using the hidden potential of a residual space in-between two utilitarian buildings (11 sqm), Sandwich is confident that any restraint is a resource for finding the ultimate solution. Since the beginning, the gallery has been challenging the definition of the art space, as an active environment and engaged instigator of the art world. Alongside exhibitions, Sandwich has triggered art events and performances in which the public is center-stage: Process Terminus, Double Decker. Alongside its representational program, Sandwich is focused on producing site-specific works by both Romanian and international artists: Abraham Cruzvillegas (MX), Mike Nelson (UK), Anaiis Touchot (FR), Dan Perjovschi (RO), Liliana Basarab (RO), Anetta Mona Chișa (RO/SK), Diana Khalilova (UA), Jin Ningning (CN), Martin Zet (CZ), Jorge Peris (SP) & more.

What do you have upcoming?

LUCIAN BRAN: Promethean Fire at Sandwich Malmaison // TUDOR CIURESCU: + AURA AT Sandwich Library (also at Malmaison Studios)