“All These Waves” is the primary solo exhibition in Italy by Dominika Kowynia (1978, Sosnowiec, Poland). The exhibition brings collectively a group of latest work that the artist has conceived, drawing inspiration from points near her, resembling feminism, bodily and emotional emancipation, in addition to historical past, identification and private boundaries.

Interweaving literature and present occasions with fragments from her personal private historical past, Kowynia’s work offers a crucial studying of the current time. Particularly, her inventive analysis is pushed by points associated to the up to date Polish context: feminist struggles, migration points, social inequities in addition to the local weather and environmental disaster. Transitioning from an intimate sphere to a worldwide perspective, the artist juxtaposes autobiographical occasions with collective considerations, portraying not solely her personal historical past and that of her homeland, but additionally that of a world wherein private occasions contribute to forming common expertise.

On the event of the gallery exhibition, Kowynia presents a collection of beforehand unseen works that discover the idea of femininity, ranging from the situation of girls in Poland in gentle of the restrictive insurance policies adopted by latest conservative governments relating to reproductive points and civil rights.

Drawing from private expertise and the sensation of anger felt since adolescence in response to gender disparities and the dearth of function fashions difficult the roles historically assigned to girls, the artist highlights the legacy of a patriarchal tradition nonetheless deeply rooted in society. She does this by means of dense and reflective work, wherein girls are portrayed in firm or conditions of mutual trade. It isn’t the illustration of an idyll, however moderately a suspension from what occurs in the actual world. The environment is silent and, on the similar time, charged with ambiguity and emotional stress.

This depth is mirrored within the title of the exhibition “All These Waves,” an expression chosen to point the unfold of a collective feeling encapsulated each within the works on show and within the feminine expertise itself. Evocative of a plural and perpetual movement, the title brings to thoughts the energy of feminist struggles all through historical past in addition to right now’s battles for the acknowledgement of 1’s rights. By way of a spontaneous and intuitive portray course of, Dominika Kowynia presents a plurality of voices that merge right into a single, highly effective wave recounting the existence of every one among us. These are the waves of the ocean, of time, of struggles, of freedom and of phrases.

at Renata Fabbri, Milan
till Might 18, 2024