Christian Jankowski Little Decision Room, 2014 24 chromogenic color prints Framed dimensions (each): 20.08 x 15.75 x 1.18 inches / 51 x 40 x 3 cm Improving our personal and professional lives is our daily concern - at times we fail at times we succeed. It is astonishing though how often individual desires are actually quite collective. Christian Jankowski explores such decision-making processes and ethic as well as materialistic aims in his recent photography series Little Decision Room. Following the invitation to participate in a project at Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa, one of the oldest and most exclusive hotels in Germany, Jankowski developed a series of 24 photographs based on a participatory event. The artist chose one hotel room, emptied it entirely and painted it completely white, thus leaving the choice of furniture and all sorts of decorative and useful items to each guest. Guests who were willing to participate stayed over for one night, decorated the room according to their gusto and took a life-changing decision, while in the hotel. When checking out each guest was also given the choice as to the amount he was willing to pay for this experience. All three decisions were thereafter documented photographically as well as textually.
