Untitled, 2021
recycled materials, neon yarn, cotton thread, construction bags
70 x 50 cm
70 x 50 cm
A rug-like object made with neon yarn and recycled synthetic backing reflects my formal explorations that negotiate with traditional perceptions of craft — as a practice grounded in material quality and manual precision. Within the tufting technique, I am drawn to the moment of expression and sketch-like incompleteness — an unfinished quality that confronts expectations and opens space for a more intense visual impact. Large, unfilled areas of the background become equal parts of the composition, drawing attention to the everyday, the banal, and the often overlooked. I use fluorescent thread to heighten the “trashy” effect and introduce a tension between form and what is culturally perceived as “valuable.” Installed in the setting of an urban courtyard, the object plays with perception: at night, it reveals its oneiric potential; by day, it blends into the poetics of the everyday. Graduation work completed at the Faculty of Painting, Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków (2021).
Presented as part of the Urban Neon exhibition during the KRAKERS Art Festival. Curated by Angelika Wojas.
