2011 "Second De eN A", Wroclaw City Museum 

The world seen through screens. The series “The Second De eN A.”

I paint two realities: the physical — the body of a swimmer — and the digital — screen flickering, like distortions in water. Do both of these form the image of the world we now experience?

Water plays a huge role in our lives. We are made of 80% water. It nourishes us, cleanses us, calms us, stimulates us.

But what happens if we replace water with a screen — how do we feel?

Screen reality has become our new, true reality. We now spend 80% of our working time in front of screens.

Is this our second DNA?

Scientific studies show that even art viewed on a screen doesn’t affect or stimulate us as much as art experienced live.

There’s also an aesthetic element: the screen leaves a new and intriguing trace on our perception of reality. I use that. I play with it.

Nothing is what it seems.

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