The beauty of the carved horse was instrumentally used by power. Ida Karkoszka uses the classical theme and language of academic sculpture, but by laying down the usually standing figure of the horse, she changes the direction of utility. By dragging the sculpture with her own hands on the road to Morskie Oko*, a place where laziness, the desire for profit and thoughtlessness add up to cruelty, the artist takes a clear stance on the systemic infliction of suffering and death.
Ida’s sculptures use classical notions of beauty, but they are not just for admiration, they are meant to bring about a change in behaviour and existing laws, they are tools for triggering discussion and stirring consciences. These sculptures violate man’s basic idea of his power over beings of other species, the idea of subjugating, plundering and conquering with impunity.

Paweł Brylski