Does mass-produced design tend towards a definition of kitsch as popular taste?
Well, I’m playing with kitsch but I can’t really describe what it is. Tomas Kulka tried to describe what kitsch is. His exploration of kitsch is a great work, but it’s hard for me to describe it. I use clichéd things and try to say something through exploring kitsch things, but I can’t say what it is exactly – also because my experience is different. I don´t actually know if there is a universal type of kitch – it is also about the process behind the object, which we can´t see from the first moment. For example, mass production is a very important phenomenon in terms of kitsch. For instance, Digi Clock with the digital clock display on top of the florid clock combines an old porcelain body with a high-tech thing, which signifies that time still passes and people still love kitsch pieces and need them. People spend time making them and I shouldn’t be the one to say that it’s wrong. This is actually quite an important topic for me, but I think people need more information. For instance,
