Pure Formality

The latest works by Anka Sielska "originate" in the medium of photography, their material realization, however, is complemented with specific "framing" – the wooden boxes, where the artist contains the photos and objects. It closes and remains open to other 'images' at the same time. This shape gives the works the character of objects which compose a different set and installation each time. The photographic class of artefacts becomes additionally enhanced by the material equivalents of the images presented – eg. the bedding shown in the photo and the 'actual' white canvas folding into obscure hangings. The resulting chiaroscuro might also be ...

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