Untitled
Installation. 2016
The work derives its form from sacred geometry, the golden ratio, Le Corbusier, rules in nature, Wilhelm Reich, orgonites, chembusters, stone energy, crystal altars, the placebo effect, cabinets of curiosities, feng shui, totems, places of force and all kinds of other “healing forms”. All the forms are combined using materials like twigs, horns, thorns, grapevine tendrils, eggs, seashells, stones, roots and orgonites, creating home altars that are exhibited in several places throughout C. C. von Stritzky’s villa.
The idea of the work comes from a thought that circled around connections and thin borders between what is rational and irrational, how people need to “humanise”, or “domesticate”, the space, trying to figure out the rules of the world/ nature and attempting to have control over what is going to happen. It is similar with modernist art and architecture, which is perceived as something rational, following certain now-almost- unquestionable rules like white walls, simple cubic forms and right angles, whereas it could look completely different. On the other hand is Wilhelm Reich’s scientific research and his concept of orgone, the primary cosmic energy that has nowadays ended up materialising in orgonites – esoteric, decorative objects.
Artist's Bio:
Katarzyna Przezwańska (1984) lives and works in Warsaw. In her work, she often makes reference to nature and architecture, combining both of these fields in an effort to improve the quality of human life. She tries to make her art entirely utilitarian. Przezwańska is equally inspired by vernacular architecture and the classical architects of the twentieth century as by the vegetation of plants and large geological phenomena. She creates architectural interventions, installations and paintings, often using natural materials such as rocks, minerals or plants. Przezwańska has studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and participated in exhibitions hosted by important Polish and German art institutions.