Author Archives: jolanta

Four years ago, I grew increasingly interested in street photography, in order to probe the meaning of cities as a general entity. I would try to explore surfaces and textures of cities within the context of global urbanism, in which displays of consumption and spectacle define everyday happenings through different mediums, such as graffiti art. […]

Cairo is the last living medieval city in the world. It bursts with 20 million people along a narrow fertile strip along the Nile, 20 million people who somehow manage to live inside an organized chaos. Archaeologists affirm that there are more standing 10th- to 17th-century buildings in this city than anywhere else in the […]

Stéphane Ducret is best known for his paintings of stenciled cut-out designs adhered to cotton canvases dipped in white vinyl. But Ducret possesses a wide range of artistic output, using a combination of techniques and media, including digital photography, painting, or sculptural relief. Ducret’s earliest work, The Rebirth of Cool series, was created in New […]

My art is, first of all, the consequence of the joy of playing. When I was a kid I loved to draw; I represented my family and everything around me. I also played with my sister’s dolls. TV was a huge influence; I developed my drawing inspired by the comics as well as all the […]

My practice involves a series of experiences taking place mostly in the public space. To do so I use street actions, installations and performances, organization of events, or interventions in the media, strategies that are points of departure of what a work might become. I usually seek the collaboration and participation of people that come […]

Photography is essentially a way for me to pay homage to nature, as an Ode to Mother Nature, an expression of my appreciation and growing concern for her as time goes by, and as we witness her depletion. It is also a way for me convey certain thoughts, feelings, and emotions. On my trips into […]

My work is of and about my city of birth, Cairo. The center stage is assumed by the citizen of the megalopolis. I rely on my research on anecdotes, interviews, personal accounts, tales, and hearsay. Overall, my interest lies in intimate, seemingly banal and overlooked sides of communal living. The city as a social and […]

Cairo and Buenos Aires, despite their 7,350 miles in distance, are similar as two centers with rich art historical past, posed for changing and heavily characterized by artistic innovations. Each provides an example of the complexity of transnationalism, postcolonial identity politics, diasporic displacement, and geographic shifts. Each has a formidable history that evokes deep emotional […]

Buenos Aires has become a well-recognized city thanks to its architecture. The city offers an architectural beauty that bears witness to a splendid past, its wines, gourmet food, tango, literature of writers such as Borges and Cortazar, Piazzolla’s music, its hospitality, and art. Buenos Aires’ art history is generous in personal narratives and rich tradition […]