The objects from the "Wiry" ("Whirlpools") series are inspired by "wild" water reservoirs, ponds and lakes, on the surface of which whirlpools are formed when water encounters an obstacle in its path. The circles formed then absorb into themselves everything they find within their radius of reach.
Whirling, rotation is also an element of glass forming using the glassworks technique - it is winding a portion of plastic material from a pot or turning a shin when shaping a product in a wet, wooden mold. During production in factories, any deviations from the norm and deformations, such as twists, cause the object created with such a feature, not meeting the standards, to end up in the trash. The artist does not see flaws in these imperfections, although, as she thinks, maybe she should perceive them this way according to the principles governing the production process. This type of imperfections are for her a symbol of lack of haste, stopping, relaxation, momentary lack of concentration. They are very "human" because they are not associated with mechanical repetition. They are associated with swirling water that has been shaken from its mad, ceaseless course by something or someone.
Popielisko II
by Żak Justyna
Wiry III
by Żak Justyna
Dzika barć II
by Żak Justyna
Popielisko I
by Żak Justyna
Dzika barć I
by Żak Justyna
Wiry II
by Żak Justyna
Designer, visual artist. Graduate of the Faculty of Ceramics and Glass at the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław. In 2021 she obtained her PhD in fine arts and art conservation. In her work, she is mainly inspired by motifs derived from craft traditions as well as the surrounding...
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