My work is process led: relationships with individual women trigger my inquiries and I focus on the nature and dynamic of our exchanges. In the past, this process led to a series of drawings; in the recent project “Dialogue with L.B.A.” it has taken the form of a book. This project started with me questioning my own practice as an artist and each subject’s role in shaping it. After a while it became apparent that the main theme running through the three dialogues is the unconscious phantasy. It could be an imaginary place, a dream of being the other or being loved by the chosen one. At the same time it posed questions about the role of others in an individual’s life.

The material I have gathered allows me to take specific elements and continue to work through them with the audience. I use different media depending on which part of the work I choose to investigate further. It may take a form of an installation or a sound piece. At times I use a performative aspect of an artist being present and acting as a medium.

The process is unpredictable and moves the emphasis from the achievement to being watchful. The exchange with the subject continues even if the initial inquiry has taken a physical form, for instance a drawing or an image and text. It may be transformed over a period of time. It may also be hidden and run as an undercurrent only to re-emerge at a point of intense interaction.

Agnieszka Kolek gained her Master’s Degree at Jan Dlugosz University in Poland in 2002. She then moved to London, where she is currently based. Her work was shown in a number of solo and group shows in London, Paris and Katowice.

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agnieszka@agnieszkakolek.com

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