„The” cult coffehouse slash independent culture center Chlodna 25 in Warsaw lost in April 2012 it’s license for alcohol which meant a necessity to develop new ways of existence for the place. For artists, intellectuals and culture activists, who in Chlodna mixed vodka with social disputes, it was end of an era.

Iza Rutkowska, to cool down the heat between coffehouse and local resident community, organized a Sale in which both sides participated. Chlodna 25 helped with the catering while residents placed a banner informing about the event on their balconies.

During Sale one could buy everything that shaped the place: food, furniture, even the bartenders, musicians and the owner pf Chlodna himself – Grzegorz Lewandowski. The catch? All “items” were made out of paper, so that participant could enter the no-mans land between fantasy and reality. Number of residents showed up on Sale and the talks between coffeehouse and the community continue.