My work sits within the field of photographic abstraction, using long-exposure photography, movement, and the body as a site of transformation. Through blurred gestures and layered imagery, I explore identity, cultural inheritance, and the emotional landscape of migration.
Drawing on my journey from Poland to the United Kingdom and later to Australia, Veil reflects the complexities of belonging between cultures. Each work becomes a physical and meditative exploration of memory, resilience, and the fragments of identity carried across generations and places.
I am both the artist and the sitter: a solitary figure partially veiled. The act of veiling is central to this project – a metaphor for unspoken histories, inherited memories, and stories that are carried forward but not always fully understood. The veil simultaneously conceals and reveals, creating a space of resistance, vulnerability, and transformation.
My self-portraits draw from Polish cultural heritage and historical motifs, including the Warsaw Nike monument, a symbol of victory, sacrifice, and resilience. Veil speaks not only of the past, but of my present experience in Australia – an ongoing negotiation between old and new, memory and change, belonging and displacement. Through the body, movement, and abstraction, the work reflects a continuing search for connection between where we come from and where we are becoming.
★ Veil, White Finalist Omnia Prize (2025) ★ Veil, White Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize (2024)
Currently on show at my Montsalvat studio and gallery
