Dominika Olszowy in Gdańsk City Gallery

Fragment from the curatorial text for the exhibition:

 

“I recol­lect all those various memories for they will become the material for Dominika Olszowy’s exhibition. Non­conven­tional, nonver­bal, with a unique back­ground story. The Bare Belly turns out to be a story of the illusory sense of safety. As soon as we think that we have figured out this whole mind­ful­ness business, that everything fits per­fec­tly into its place, that the time has finally come for us to lie down and breathe, feel and be yourself… well, little did we know. Things happen on their own accord out of our con­trol. You plan your holidays in hot coun­tries to get some air and clear your head, you think of the actual sun­rays, not daily sup­plemen­tation with vitamin D, when sud­denly you find your­self in the middle of an ear­thquake. Can you really plan for safety?

 

“It’s kind of funny, Gabi, how I always begin wor­king on my exhibition and really want to say something on good emotions, but things somehow get awry and even­tually the dark side swal­lows everything up”.

 

I say that it’s like trying to cheat your destiny.

 

Dominika Olszowy has now embar­ked on an artistic jour­ney wor­king with stained glass. Gluing together pieces of colour glass, she tells stories of her daily life locked in a Chinese-​box format. She puts the laborious craft­sman­ship to the foreground, leaving behind the scenographic con­cept. Is that good?

Intuition prompts us to say yes. The glued thought creatures are com­pletely autonomic. They need silence and space to tell us about themselves.

 

They don’t need the illusion of far-​away countries.”



Dominika Olszowy The Bare Belly 
photo: Tomasz Koszewnik © Gdańska Galeria Miejska 


Dominika Olszowy The Bare Belly 
photo: Tomasz Koszewnik © Gdańska Galeria Miejska 


Dominika Olszowy The Bare Belly 
photo: Tomasz Koszewnik © Gdańska Galeria Miejska 


Dominika Olszowy The Bare Belly 
photo: Tomasz Koszewnik © Gdańska Galeria Miejska 


Dominika Olszowy The Bare Belly 
photo: Tomasz Koszewnik © Gdańska Galeria Miejska 


Dominika Olszowy The Bare Belly 
photo: Tomasz Koszewnik © Gdańska Galeria Miejska 


Dominika Olszowy The Bare Belly 
photo: Tomasz Koszewnik © Gdańska Galeria Miejska 


Dominika Olszowy The Bare Belly 
photo: Tomasz Koszewnik © Gdańska Galeria Miejska 


Dominika Olszowy The Bare Belly 
photo: Tomasz Koszewnik © Gdańska Galeria Miejska 


Dominika Olszowy The Bare Belly 
photo: Tomasz Koszewnik © Gdańska Galeria Miejska 


Dominika Olszowy The Bare Belly 
photo: Tomasz Koszewnik © Gdańska Galeria Miejska 


Dominika Olszowy The Bare Belly 
photo: Tomasz Koszewnik © Gdańska Galeria Miejska 


Dominika Olszowy The Bare Belly 
photo: Tomasz Koszewnik © Gdańska Galeria Miejska 

EXHIBITIONS IN POLAND 

Dominika Olszowy in Gdańsk City Gallery

"The Bare Belly"

 

28 April – 02 July 2023
GGM1, ul. Piwna 27/29, Gdańsk 


Curator: Gabriela Warzycka-Tutak