Term : October 2020 – November 2020
Supported by the City of Leipzig / Referat for International Cooperation.
Martyna, born in 1991, is a visual artist from Poland. Currently mostly focus on painting and installation medium, creating side specific situations. At the beginning of her artistic practise she works mainly in the video medium. In her works, she utilizes the found footage technique by drawing on GIFs found on the web. Each film is characterized by an atypical mood, created through the use of dynamic editing, which in turn is combined with a nostalgic palette of colors and melancholic music. The context of these films is also important – the photographic plates used by Martyna are universal in character, which ensures a common understanding. She plays with elements of pop-cultural iconography. In this way, her works are decoded on a variety of different levels and become open to interpretation based on the individual experiences of the viewers. At present she has transferred her video experience to another medium, developing new ways of working. She lives and works in Cracow.
CV
EDUCATION
10.2011 – 05.2017 – Academy of Fine Art in Cracow, Faculty of Painting
10.2012 – 06.2013 – Academy of Fine Art in Cracow, Faculty of Intermedia
10.2014 – 02.2015 – Academy of Fine Art in Warsaw, student exchange, Faculty of Painting
10.2015 – 02.2016 – Berlin University of The Arts, Hito Steyerl Class
06.2016 – SEJSMOGRAF 1, an art program for young artist generation in Lesser Poland, Bunkier Sztuki Gallery of Contemporary Art Cracow
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 THE KITCHEN, during Warsaw Gallery Weekend, Polana Instytut
2020 ES GIBT NICHTS, WOVOR MAN SICH FÜRCHTEN MUSS. DAS IST NUR EIN MÄRCHEN. DAS IST KEINE PFEIFE. DAS IST KEIN MÄRCHEN, Krakauer Haus, Nuremberg
2019 13th Geppert Competition, BWA Wrocław Główny Gallery
2019/2019 Honey, we built Chernobyl Subtitle: (or: a cigar-shaped shelter), 43 Grodzka street, Cracow
2019/2020 RAT-MONKEY, Rondo Sztuki Gallery, Katowice
2019 APPETITE, Al. Ujazdowskie 8, Warsaw
2018/2019 SHADOW OF FREEDOM, BWA Contemporary Art Gallery in Katowice, main gallery
2018 FONOMO, The Municipal Gallery BWA in Bydgoszcz
2018 KRAKOW’S ARTS SALON, the Palace of Fine Arts, Cracow
2018 /2019 Stand-Off, BWA Contemporary Art Gallery in Katowice, main gallery, curated by Marta Lisok
2018 All That’s Left Is A Hangover That Won’t Go Away, Gdańsk City Gallery, curated by Gabriela Warzycka -Tutak, Piotr Policht
2018 Domestic Animals, Bunkier Sztuki Gallery of Contemporary Art Cracow, curated by Marta Lisok
2018 Communication with Everything That It, The Stefan Gierowski Foundation, Warsaw, curated by Cyryl Polaczek, Yui Akiyama 07.2017 Best Diplomas of The Academy of Fine Arts 2017, The Armoury of Arts, Gdańsk
2017 NO PROBLEM, Potencja Gallery, Artist-run space, Cracow
2017 Procedures of Everyday Practice, Limited Access 7 International Festival For Moving Images, Sound & Performance, Teheran, Iran
2017 Laughter Worth, Zona Sztuki Gallery, Szczecin, curated by Aurelia Nowak, Tomek Pawłowski
2016 Freiera, LAVRA Gallery, Kiev, Ukraine
2016 Satyna|To attract, one must bare their satin side, part of The Cracow Gallery Weekend KRAKERS 2016 SOLO EXHIBITION
2018 There is nothing to be worried about, BWA Contemporary Art Gallery in Katowice, curated by Marta Lisok
2018 Everything Looks Completely Different From The Outside, Wozownia Art Gallery, Toruń curated by Natalia Cieślik
2016 Evergreen, Henryk Gallery, Cracow
2015 Komputer/dysk lokalny(K)/nowy folder (2) /torrenty/gify/hjjghjgk, The Małopolska Garden of the Arts, Cracow, curated by Anna Bas
2015 Peas and Roses, part of The Cracow Gallery Weekend KRAKERS 2015, Onamato Gallery
SCHOLARSHIP
2018 Creative Scholarships of the City of Krakow
