Monads

The exhibition “Monads” will present works from 2000-2023 referring to the body as a subject entangled in the emotional sphere, connecting with the notion of closeness and its ambivalent character. The second aspect addressed in the exhibition is the question of how the body/subject is formed by the cultural and social context. The body experiences pressure, loss, violence, alienation.

Describing her works, the artist states: “My objects/sculptures are made of nude rubber, which for me is a kind of substitute for the body and skin, and its haptic dimension uniquely defines the representation”.

Prof. dr hab. Hanna Nowicka – artist, teacher at the Szczecin Art Academy. She creates installations and objects, and also practices photography and painting. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk from 1982 to 1987. She obtained her diploma from the Painting Studio of Professor Kazimierz Ostrowski in 1987. Holder of multiple scholarships from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, winner of the Schloss Pluschow Mecklenburg Art Centre and Civitella Ranieri Foundation residence scholarships. Her works can be found at such venues as the National Museum in Gdańsk, the National Museum in Szczecin, the Signum Foundation, and the NOMUS New Art Museum in Gdańsk. Between 1988 and 2013, she worked at the Faculty of Painting of the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. Since 2013, she has been working at the Academy of Art in Szczecin, where she leads the 4th Studio of Painting. In 2020 she was awarded the title of professor of art. She currently lives and works in Gdynia.