Contemporary Lynx is a proud media partners of the ‘Dry Season’ exhibition featuring the work of Patrycja Orzechowska. The exhibition takes place from 13 September to 10 November at CSW Łaźnia 2.
The title of Patrycja Orzechowska’s solo exhibition “Dry Season” refers to climate change, which affects the lives of all beings—human and non-human. Primarily, it denotes a time of scarcity, alluding to the cyclicality of nature. In the spirit of vitalism, “life inevitably turns into life;” existence never ends but constantly morphs requiring frequent role changes.
Patrycja Orzechowska, in her work, becomes an archaeologist. She digs into the ground, explores cellars, and immerses herself in the darkness to find forgotten objects. Their voices are sometimes a fading echo of bygone traditions, and sometimes a foreign-sounding song from a distant future. Believing in the reincarnation of things, the artist examines the potential embedded in the matter of her micro-excavations. She intuitively follows the shape and texture of objects, combining seemingly unrelated elements into a new story. Everything is bound by clay—an earthy force most variable in its constancy. It is a space where life happens and life itself, the main protagonist of the exhibition, is hidden between meanings, holding knowledge different from that contained in words—embodied knowledge. The title of the artist’s largest ceramic work, “Terra Matter” also refers to the matter and issues of the earth. The modular installation made of ceramic tiles is a kind of stage, inviting the exchange of energy by activating the senses and coexisting with the object. The narrative of the exhibition leads deep into the subconscious—to deep time, where new existences are constantly forming and where the whispers of our very distant ancestors hide, sometimes speaking through the body, most often in times of crisis.
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Patrycja Orzechowska, as yet untitled, object (iron, stoneware, rust, shellac, wax, bisque), 2020-2023, photo by Daniel Rumiancew -
Patrycja Orzechowska, OOO, sculpture (stoneware, cotton thread dyed with coffee and tea, wikol), 2020, photo by Daniel Rumiancew. -
Patrycja Orzechowska, Wylinka, objects (iron, cotton thread dyed with coffee and tea, wicker), 2022 | Bone Collector, sculpture (ceramic, copper), 2016-2018 | Corpuscle, sculpture (glazed and unglazed ceramics, stoneware, wood, wax), 2019-2023, photo by Julia Oginska. -
Patrycja Orzechowska, Dada Vodou, a series of nine objects, sculptures and ready mades (glazed ceramics, bisque, glass, iron, rubber, wax, kauri shells, rust, shellac), 2019-2021, photo by Daniel Rumiancew. -
Patrycja Orzechowska, Dada Vodou, a series of nine objects, sculptures and ready mades (glazed ceramics, bisque, glass, iron, rubber, wax, kauri shells, rust, shellac), 2019-2021, photo by Daniel Rumiancew.
