"The salon is a place with a natural flow of ideas or thoughts, which is easy to romanticize when you see documentation of the Cabaret Voltaire or Cricot in Krakow.

The work of Paulina Olowska (born 1976 in Gdańsk, lives and works in Raba Niżna, Poland) demonstrates an interest on Communist Poland's fascination with Western consumerism and celebrates the spirit and stylish improvisations of the "Applied Fantastic"—a term coined by Polish writer Leopold Tyrmand in 1954, to describe the vernacular re-creations of Western styles.

In ihrem Werk »metamorphosis« im Museum Abteiberg Mönchengladbach führt Paulina Olowska einen perfekt gestalteten New Yorker Friseursalon aus dieser Zeit vor, den sie vom Titelblatt einer Zeitschrift aus dem Jahr 1970 abzeichnete.

This calendar was conceived by Paulina Olowska and Clement Dirié. The photographs are by Marika Szewczyk., assisted by Irena Szewczyk.

Set of 8 postcards by Paulina Olowska, published as part of On Paper a special collaborative project between 5th Berlin Biennial of contemporary art 2008 and A Prior Magazine.