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✨ It was a fulfilling way to conclude 2024 with the finale of my artistic residency at INSTINC SPACE in Singapore. Through an XR experience, I explored the intersection of technology, psychology, and art, inviting participants into an immersive dialogue. As my work stemmed from primary research, we examined together how algorithms shape our perceptions, guided by the conscious and unconscious symbols and archetypes that influence our interpretation of the world around us.

💭 Inviting participants to engage in a conversation about how algorithms mirror our behaviours and bring to the surface our beliefs, while reflecting on the psychology of symbols within the context of technology— and how it's shaping our understanding of identity, ourselves, and the world in ways we are still coming to grasp.

💡 The exhibition provided an opportunity to continue my primary research, gathering diverse perspectives on how people interact with technology. Beyond their role in data-driven decision-making, we explored how algorithms excel at creating curated serendipity, offering a sense of intention even in moments of randomness when data is limited.

🔗 I’m excited to continue exploring how technology and art intersect, sparking meaningful conversations about the role of algorithms in our lives.

February 2024, Singapore

Co-hosting session with students from Singapore’s LASALLE College of Arts, INSTINC SPACE, Singapore.
From arts to commerical consulting and back: about loops, cross-collaboration, learning through creation, action vs contemplation -> and the impact of over-intellectualisation on our process and communications. Sharing my thoughts on arts & design education across Poland, Portugal, Mexico, and Switzerland.
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Interactive Point of Sale Experience for COTY – Aelia Duty Free (Auckland & São Paulo) | Brands: Marc Jacobs, Chloé, Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss, Gucci. In collaboration with AlphaQ Digital.

Fascinated by commercial technologies, targeting, and content personalization, I explored how digital tools shape in space experiences. This project not only merged artistic expression with digital interaction but also grounded design thinking in user research and data. I transformed a point of sale into an interactive art installation by designing a uniquely tailored customer experience. Training an AI model with age and gender recognition, we enabled personalized product recommendations, synchronizing calls to action across six iPads. The setup was highly effective—grabbing customers’ attention from a distance and adapting into targeted content as they approached.
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January 2021, Auckland, New Zealand.

Digital Point Of Sale Aelia Duty Free, in collaboration with COTY.  
Crafting personalised shopping experiences with cutting-edge age and gender recognition technology, enabling precise messaging and compelling calls to action. This meticulously designed installation comprises 8 video panels and 6 iPads, each showcasing a unique product within 6 modules. By seamlessly integrating video and interactive elements, it achieved an impressive average interaction time of 132 seconds. A remarkable achievement, especially in the bustling environment of a duty-free store!
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Landing on Razzle - Espace Hippomène, HEAD Geneva.
‍From the British slang, Razzle means to go out, celebrating with friends. But Razzle can also refer to the “razzle dazzle” or “dazzle painting”, a camouflage made by a complex pattern of geometric shapes in contrasting colours. Landing on Razzle is an event machine, a space inspired by natural habitat converted into simplified geometry, a structure able to contain and become an event by itself.

March 2023, Zurich, Switzerland.

Giving a talk at Fjord office, Accenture Song.
Sharing insights from our recent clinical trial recruitment experience, covering communication strategy and patient-centric journey design. Our approach spans from social media campaigns to trial matching and sign-up processes. About balancing the need to motivate action with fundamental requirements for safety and belonging, while avoiding clichés - a delicate equilibrium. Nonetheless, inspiration in this area appears endless, indicating there's much more to explore.
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In collaboration with Blance Lefrage, under the guidance of Matali Crasset & HEAD Geneva.

EarthSpeak is an installation that harnesses the art of ceramics to create communication instruments. This project seeks to reestablish our deep connection with the natural world by using ceramic forms as interactive devices.

2014 Mexico City
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During artistic residency overlooked by Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes in Mexico, sponsored by the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Artistic Residency

2015 Mexico City

Artistic Residency Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura Mexico

La Virgen, A Surreal Exploration of Reality and Belief.

Growing up in Poland, where the religious landscape is dominated by a rigid and conservative form of Catholicism, I was shocked upon arriving in Mexico. There, I encountered a vibrant and omnipresent world of religious icons and symbols, freely used and adapted to individual preferences and needs. I was mesmerized by the overlap of cultures and beliefs, which gave rise to a rich, visually dynamic tradition.

Inspired by this, I began collecting meaningful objects and creating my own—blending locally found treasures with my personal artistic expression. This became my way of exploring how our perception of an object’s value can give it the power to influence our daily lives, our sense of belonging, safety, and purpose.
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The video tells the story of an elderly woman, a gatekeeper of meaningful objects, a street vendor, and the Virgen de Guadalupe. It serves as a metaphor for religious archetypes—found not only in sacred objects but also in the people we encounter in our everyday lives.

Collaboration

2015 Nevado de Toluca, Mexico

SolAqua: Tierra Agua Arie Fuego
Direction: Salvador Guerrero
Photography: Joaquin del Paso

Aiming to create an immersive environment that embodied the four elements—Earth, Water, Air, and Fire—through organic textures, flowing fabrics, dynamic lighting, and natural materials, the production design emphasized harmony between humans and nature, incorporating symbolic representations of each element to enhance the ritualistic and ancestral themes present in both the music and visuals.
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Collaboration

2014 Mexico City

Drama Fest "Illuminación" de Joanna Murray-Smith, dirrectión Aurora Cano, Centro Cultural del Bosque.
In collaboration with Set & Costume Designer Edyta Rzewuska
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Artistic Residency

2013 Mexico City

Artistic Residency Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Under the guidance of Tania de Leon
Exhibition 30 Oct - 1 Nov 2013  Retrato Del Animado Exhibition Radio UNAM

I experimented with medium ecology, deconstructing and dissecting the creative process while exploring the multifaceted nature of human portraits. From drawing hundreds of portraits of a single person to create one animated portrait—only to then take it apart again—I engaged with the local community by giving away original pieces. This project examined the dynamic interplay between individuals, their environments, and their inner worlds.

Each drawing carried my email address, and I received responses from several new owners. Some took the drawings and placed them in different cities or even countries, allowing the artwork to continue its journey beyond my hands. It was a fascinating experiment—watching how these drawings traveled the world, evolving and finding new meaning along the way.

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Collaboration

2013 Łódź, Poland.

Don Kichot Ludwig A. Minkus spectacle at The Great Theatre Lodz.

At the Great Theatre in Łódź, all elements of an opera production are created and coordinated within the theater's internal workshops and resources. The building houses a factory, historical archives, and a dedicated team working together to bring the opera spectacle to life. I was honored to be part of this large-scale endeavor as a member of the production department, overseeing the execution of various elements and facilitating communication across the production teams.

Erasmus Schollarship

2013 Lisbon, Portugal.

International Student Exchange Programm
Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade de Lisboa
Under the guidance of José Pedro Cavalheiro

Portraiture and primary research have always been central to my creative process. While fascinated by the art of portraiture, I struggled to capture a person’s essence in a single piece. Conversations with my subjects revealed layers of personalities within them, making it impossible to define them in just one image.

To explore this complexity, I created hundreds of portraits of the same person and combined them into a single animated video, deconstructing and reassembling their identity through art. As the finale of my process, I then deconstructed it once again—turning it into a street performance where I gave away my drawings to the local collective.

Collaboration

2012 Łódź, Poland.

Set Design Workshop by Ewa Braun, Polish National Film School PWSFTViT

Traveling back in time by recreating environments, objects, and textures from 1930s and 1970s Poland, we constructed 14 film sets within an atelier space. These carefully designed settings shaped not only the visual narrative but also the emotions and atmosphere within them, influencing how both actors and audiences experience the story. Brought to life through engaging storytelling, performances, and lighting, the sets became immersive portals to the past.

Assisting Suzanne Morlock in execution of the project Magic Carpet
At the invitation of the Central Museum of Textiles in Lodz Poland, Morlock undertook the creation of a 60' textile from recycled newspaper. The work, ‘Magic Carpet Ride’ flew through the gallery for four months and then was recycled once again.