Part of the "Whatever Hurts" series, this photograph by Zoltan Gerliczki presents a collection of individual medications meticulously arranged in a golden grid structure. The work functions as a visual inventory of contemporary wellness, where each pill is extracted from its clinical context and isolated like a precious specimen. By framing these mass-market objects within a collector's aesthetic, Gerliczki invites us to reflect on dependency, healing, and the unexpected beauty inherent in the chemical tools that sustain our daily lives.
This contemporary piece seamlessly blends artistic vision with modern technique, capturing the essence of abstract beauty through the lens of photography.
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Pills of Zoltan creates a visual relief taxonomy of drugs that explores the intersection of art, order, and medicine from Whatever Hurts series. Available at The Art Design Project, Miami Beach.
Relief Taxonomy - Pills of Zoltan, From Whatever Hurts 2021
Pills of Zoltan, 2021
From Whatever Hurts Series
Archival Pigment print
Dimensions: 45 H x 45 W in.
Edition of 9 + 2AP
Unframed
Gerliczki was born in Nyíregyházain, Hungary in 1971 and he was raised in a Budapest orphanage during Hungary’s Communist regime. He is a filmmaker, painter, and computer artist who currently works as a graphic designer in Antwerp, London, Paris, and New York. As a graphic designer and post-production artist he has been involved with various publications including Elle Décor, House Beautiful, Zoo Magazine, Io Donna, Departures (US), Cosmopolitan (France), Paris Review, Travel & Leisure, and The Guardian UK, among others. Commercially, he has also been involved with Thierry Mugler, Christian Lacroix, Illy, and L’Artisan Parfumeur Paris, among others.
