Collection

The series Rondo ONZ (United Nations Roundabout) arose after Przyjemska’s return from a long stay in Prague. Construction of the metro, which the artist observed from the window of her studio, symbolized for her the pace of growth of the city, the creation of a new Warsaw. For several years Przyjemska observed the everyday life of the workers, the progress of construction, and the appearance of the machinery used on the site. An interest in engineering had appeared in earlier series of paintings evoking memories from the artist’s childhood. Her parents were engineers. In the enlargements of the photographs, the machines and people resemble toys, and the frames selected by the artist form a spectacle full of intriguing details.

Painter, creator of photographs, objects and video. Graduate of the Faculty of Painting at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. From the start her work has been strongly rooted in the realities of the Polish post-communist transformation, and observation and frequently criticism of the capitalist system. She was one of the first artists to address themes of contemporary models of consumption, image creation, and building of demand for luxury goods and brands. In creating series of photographs and objects, she uses such items as labels removed from clothing, discovering in them a range of symbols, meanings and associations. Although her observations and quests are grounded in the tradition of critical art, they are not moralizing in tone. She lives and works in Warsaw.