Agnieszka Brzeżańska

In her work Agnieszka Brzeżańska combines various media to create a collective message, from painting and illustration to photography, film and computer graphics. In her painting she tends to explore the themes of the body, mind and perception by focusing on process, while her photographs and drawings represent a faster and more spontaneous expression. Her films can also be characterized as playfully staged recordings of activities and incidental discoveries related to her topics. Her focus is more on creating an emotional, nostalgic effect in her works, rather than perfecting the process of recording, even opting for low-cost cameras and cell phones to take photos and make videos. Brzeżańska draws upon many sources, such as physics, energy, DNA research, astronomy, without directly picturing or responding to one of the many theories currently under debate. She picks up on scientific studies and discussions to explore a general knowledge of what we may not be able to understand with the means of art. She focuses on the cosmic order and the influence of planetary life on our existence, but also on the assertion found in New Age philosophy that the frequency of 528Hz, the Solfeggio-frequency, exercises a healing effect on the human DNA structure. The artist approaches these discussions with a number of heart-shaped paintings. In photographs and films, reflections and theoretical discussions about the heart are content and form giving. Nature is a major focus of her work, which manifests itself mostly in spiral movements ultimately assembling into the shape of hearts. In the movie Heart-Play, we encounter a playful confrontation: two human figures (one is Agnieszka herself, the other Marek) play and romp with different red and black heart shapes in a room, accompanied by a specially composed piano piece by Marek Raczkowski, a Polish cartoonist.