Other locations would have provided a more visible platform for the public installation, but the artist chose the location for its sentimental ties to his childhood - just like the object itself.
This deck chair is a simplified copy of my grandmother's old one. The original has been in my studio for years. A blacksmith made a reproduction from steel tubes. However, the canvas from which the chair hangs was sewn by my girlfriend. (Moje Miasto Wrocław, 08/2011)
A strong element of Czaplicki's works is the joy of finding them as his installations tend to hide in plain sight. A shiny metal cigarette box lying in a puddle might be passed by thousands of people without anyone noticing it. A bronze sapling rooted in a Wrocław park looks just like any other, until one observes weld marks running down its side. He sees his work as being graffiti in 3-D, and adds that he was influenced by Russian Constructivists, the minimalist sculptor Donald Judd, and Kazimir Malevich, the pioneer of geometric abstraction.
These urban installations are not built to last, and can be found, stolen, damaged or destroyed. But the artist is not overly concerned - he sees his works as ephemeral. Much time is spent on funding, building and installing works that, because of their nature as public installations, can last for a very short time. Czaplicki takes a personal approach to his work, focusing on generating emotions for himself and those who encounter his works - on purpose or by chance.
Author: Roberto Galea, February 2013