02.15.2024-03.23.2024
Tomorrow crumbles in hands
Marta Zgierska
Tomorrow crumbles in hands is the second solo show by Polish visual artist and photographer Marta Zgierska (b. 1987, Lublin) with GOWEN.
The exhibition unites selected pieces from the artist’s wider body of work including elements from her different series entitled Short Circuit, Overblooms and From All Angles presented at the Zachęta Project Space in Warsaw. Many works from her most recent series Flame are shown here for the first time. Through her practice of performance and photography, Zgierska - whose own body is the only one represented in her work as a whole - composes somewhat unconventional self-portraits. As the artist’s practice takes a new direction towards sculptural objects, the show includes photography, sculpture as well as a site-specific installation in wood.
In the words of Zgierska, “the recurring theme in my photographs is the status of women - both as subjects and objects of representation - but also the human condition today. In my artistic practice I explore the themes of trauma, extreme experiences and the tensions associated with them. I add a personal dimension to these, often using myself as the object in performative actions. I work with my own body, objects, and space.”
Around 30 works are included into the presentation.
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Marta Zgierska (Polish, 1987)
The Vanishing, 2021
Pigment print, Hahnemühle Photo Rag Pearl