Model Assumptions of the Aestheticization of the Common is a site-specific exhibition realized in the courtyard of the tenement house where Galeria Szczur is located. The display intertwines with the existing patchwork aesthetics of this shared space—becoming, for a moment, both part of it and a commentary on it. The permanent elements of the courtyard merge with the works of the participating artists, which are more co-present than dominating.

The exhibition grows out of the observation that spaces like the courtyard forming its backdrop reveal the social tensions of the contemporary city. It addresses these contradictions, examining how local communities create their own strategies for organizing their surroundings—not so much out of a desire for beauty as from a need for agency and belonging.

The works presented in Model Assumptions of the Aestheticization of the Common do not attempt to impose order or reshape the space according to aesthetic norms. On the contrary, they attune themselves to its uneven rhythm, exposing its layeredness, randomness, and provisional character. In dialogue with the local “landscape” of the courtyard—its materials, remnants, and makeshift constructions—the exhibition reflects on the meaning of shared space: on what endures, what falls apart, and what is continuously being rebuilt.

The exhibition becomes a temporary field of collaboration—not a project of tidying up, but a gesture of attentiveness toward what already exists. Its aesthetics, like the space itself, remain open and ambiguous, composed of traces of many hands and intentions. It is an invitation to look at the common not as a utopia, but as the everyday effort of maintaining a place that continually eludes clear definition.