I am a Canadian visual artist working in sculpture, performance, and public art, currently pursuing an MFA in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan.
My work investigates hierarchical power relations that enforce submission, control, and moral binaries. My recent work reflects upon my Polish Roman Catholic upbringing. Despite my self-identity as a staunch atheist, I have started to excavate a variety of subconscious Catholic impulses.
After a research trip to Poland and Lithuania this summer, I am captivated by Medieval depictions of the wounded body of Christ, accumulations of votive offerings, and ancient Slavic rituals. My thesis work will hybridize these influences and channel them into visual representations of the suffering and permeable body as an analogy for its vulnerability to ideological intrusions.
Photo by Maciej Pragacz