SLEEPY CONVERSATIONS
I look at the question of territory, belonging and identity in my artistic research. The rights and limits that are imposed on us. The histories, the contexts, the power plays that have influenced our lives, the once wildlands. How do we find ourselves within our limits, what is our place? Faced with this overexploitation of wealth and emancipation of the earth by man, the destructive power of Nature takes shape. Through dreams, I try to rebuild this destroyed relationship.
The project SLEEPY CONVERSATIONS questions the disappearance of contact between the all-powerful, fragile Nature and humans looking for a lost relationship in a dreamlike space. This 'in situ' multidisciplinary project combine a series of paintings, engravings, and video(s) inspired by the landscapes, stories, and traces found in Norway during the three-month residency in LKV, Trondheim, Norway.
The trip to Norway (for this residency) is made possible through support by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute & co-financed by the Ministry of Culture & Heritage of the Republic of Poland.
późno lub wcześnie
nagle lub wcale
czasami się mijamy
nie oglądając się za sobą
zostawiamy pustkę niewiedzy
czytamy o tym później w książce
zamykając oczy tworzymy
historię która nas ominęła
monotonnie powtarzamy te same gesty te same słowa
gęste chmury zakłócają wyrazistość
zamknij oczy
late or early
suddenly or not at all
sometimes we pass each other
without looking back
we leave a void of ignorance
we read about it later in the book
closing our eyes we create
a story that we missed
we repeat the same gestures and the same words monotonously
thick clouds interfere with clarity
close your eyes
THE WORKS PRESENT
Paintings :
63°25’13.1’’N 10°18’05.1’’E (BYMARKA), oil on canvas, 85x100 cm,
63°26’30.6’’N 10°29’15.9’’E (ROTVOLL), oil on canvas, 85x100 cm,
68°04’16.1’’N 13°19’49.1’’E (LOFOTEN), oil on canvas, 85x100 cm,
Ceramics :
THAT’S WHAT THEY GIVE #1
THAT’S WHAT THEY GIVE #2
UNTITLED
Engravings :
BYMARKA 3/3 15x15, etching on copper
LKV 4/4 10x10, aquatint on zinc
ROTVOLL 3/4 10x10, aquatint on zinc
Video Art :
SLEEPY CONVERSATIONS 2’50, sound