About
Aleksandra Stasiak's approach to fine art stems from a consistent fascination with the intersection of art, science, and humanities, leading to an interdisciplinary framework. The aim is to create a platform that allows for diverse "languages" and individuals to engage in discourse about contemporary issues like social, climate, and sustainability crises. The artist's projects act as an ore of art and science, creating an inclusive space for all.
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Equipped with a scientific background in chemistry, Stasiak demonstrates expertise in a variety of analytical methods, organic synthesis, and material knowledge. Working now for a PhD in systemic design, Stasiak deepens in the themes around the circular economy, recycling, and broadly understood sustainability. Additionally, she works closely with research and environmental themes from a posthuman perspective.
Media such as drawing, three-dimensional installations, and non-material formats are frequently used. Natural forces, sounds, physicochemical processes, and cognition significantly influence the body of work. Stasiak developed a process of collecting and using residual charcoals and ashes from burning wood. This method finds its roots in firewalk practices and their transient transformative impact.
Central to the work are energy processes that form the core of all bio-chemical interactions in our world. Stasiak's reflections also consider the inherent value of more-than-human structures and non-renewable resources beyond their industrial application. This exploration not only addresses the pressing issue of climate change and our interconnected relationship with the natural world but also delves into the individual relationship between one's surroundings and mental processes. This body of work can be seen as an exploration of the polarity of nature's creative and destructive forces, mirroring the psychological balance between connection and detachment.
Exhibitions
TBA
The Great Divorce
Hexa
Unowned
2024
Inferno Art Exhibition | Inferno Metal Festival, Oslo, Norway
2023
The World We Made | Galleri Schaffers Gate 5, Oslo, Norway
2022
Winter Solstice 10th edition | Kroloftet, Oslo, Norway
"Where Does a Body End?" | Solo exhibition | Galleri Schaeffers Gate 5, Oslo, Norway
Midgardsblot | Midgard Vikingsenter, Borre, Norway
Polarity | Solo exhibition | Brewgata, Oslo, Norway
2020
Avgangsutstilling | C-14, Oslo, Norway
2019
Iced fire | Solo exhibition | C-14, Oslo, Norway
Sommerutstilling | Galleri Art To Be, Tomter, Norway
Mysticae | GalleriNeuf, Oslo, Norway
Konsertutstilling | Galleri Art To Be, Tomter, Norway
2018
Winter Solstice | Teknisk Museum, Oslo, Norway
Group ex | GalleriNeuf, Oslo, Norway
Summer exhibition | Nydalen kunstskole, Oslo, Norway
Mysticae | GalleriNeuf, Oslo, Norway
Training
2023 - now
PhD Candidate in Systemic Design, TKD, OsloMet, Oslo, Norway
2019 - 2020
BI Business School, Global Strategy & Entreprenourship, Oslo, Norway
2017 - 2020
Fine Art Education, Nydalen Kunstskole, Oslo, Norway
2015 - 2016
Master of Science in Engineering, Chemical Technology, University of Technology, Lodz, Poland
2011 - 2015
Civil Engineer, Chemical Technology, University of Technology, Lodz, Poland
2010 - 2011
Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Technology, Lodz, Poland
2009 - 2010
Preparatory course for Architecture, prof. Marek Pabich, Lodz, Poland
2007 - 2009
Fine Art, MFA Anna Ozga, Lodz, Poland
Certificates & Courses
2021
The Art of Music Production - Berklee College of Music, mooc
2020
Circular Economy - Lund University, mooc
2020
Sustainability & CSR in Scandinavia - Copenhagen Business School, mooc
2019
Modern Art & Ideas - Museum of Modern Art, mooc
2019
Lithography, NGV, Oslo, Norway
2019
Collected Sound Fragments for an Imaginary Landscape, Atelier Nord, Oslo, Norway
2018
Firewalk Instructing – Balfron, Scotland