Monika zarzeczna
july 17 - august 17, 2025
I like to work in the realm of the slightly out of control, that place where coincidence takes over and new possibilities are shown that are understood by intuition, rather than knowledge. Balancing on the edge of abstraction, I make collages, drawings, sculptures and installations of invented forms and objects. My works resemble vessels, empty husks and architectural remains. They have an air of being incomplete or broken. The work betrays an idea of a plan or logic; screws, strings and mark making are visible, but the whole intent is unclear, as though a foreign force (or time) took control of a perfectly normal matter and changed it beyond recognition. Incompleteness and loss are a main theme in my work and many of my pieces are an attempt to preserve a moment , save it from disappearing, or show an (albeit often erroneous) attempt to restore a brokenness, to make something whole again.
AN INKLING | 2025 | Wood, acrylic paint | 4.5 x 6.5 x 2.5”
GREEN | 2025 | Wood, cardboard, string, acrylic paint | 8.5 x 7.75 x 2.5”
OR DETERMINED | 2025 | Wood, acrylic paint | 16.5 x 8.5 x 6”
