ABOUT HOME

The photo shows the artist Julia Sotkiewicz, a woman wearing glasses, sitting in a meadow with trees in the background. In the bottom right corner, a part of a rolled-up macramé can be seen. Related phrases are: recycling art, contemporary arts,art contemporary art, contemporary artworks, applied art, textiles artist, art textiles artists, art textile artists

ABOUT A MOUNTAIN, ABOUT A WOMAN, ABOUT HOME

The binder connective presented projects is the study of myself. It is an attempt to cope with occurred situations. Each of them is a kind of journey. One has to continuously reckon with own weaknesses and external difficulties. The essence is patience and perseverance.

ABOUT HOME

dualism fell apart
the shreds need to be banded
in another braid perhaps

2014 – 2015. Wroclaw. Lack of own space. Common space suffocates more and more. There is no air to breathe. I need to do something, find escape. The escape from reality weighs over 10 kilos, is 1.5 meters wide and 2.5 meters high.

2015 – 2016. Zielona Góra. Space. Freedom. Inhale and exhale… It is time to overcome myself. It is time to go out to the people. Common rending, common braiding…

The proximity weighs 8 kilos, is 1 meter wide and over 2 meters high and it is still growing.

Another step… Zielona Góra. The University, workshops – 03.03.2016 – Agnieszka, Weronika , Asia, Bernard, Gosia, Marta, Aneta

Another step… Zielona Góra. The University, a corridor – 04.03.2016 – Emilia, Aleksandra, Beata, Izabela, Gosia, Katarzyna, Din

The photo shows a woman and a man standing with their backs to the viewer. They are facing a wall where a macramé in its initial stage is hanging. This is the artist Julia Sotkiewicz with a friend, weaving together. Related phrases are: recycling art, contemporary arts,art contemporary art, contemporary artworks, applied art, textiles artist, art textiles artists, art textile artists
The interior of PWW Gallery. A macramé is hanging on two pillars in the foreground. It is not yet finished. In the background, colorful photos of the exhibition are visible on the wall. Related phrases are: recycling art, contemporary arts,art contemporary art, contemporary artworks, applied art, textiles artist, art textiles artists, art textile artists.

Another step… Zielona Góra. The Univerity, “PWW” workshops – 31.03.2016 – Edyta, Gosia, Agata,Asia, Marta, Aneta, Marta

In the photo, three women are standing with their backs to the viewer. They are in front of a white macramé hanging on a black wall. The women are weaving it. Related phrases are: recycling art, contemporary arts,art contemporary art, contemporary artworks, applied art, textiles artist, art textiles artists, art textile artists.

Another step… Zielona Góra. “Mrowisko”, artistic review – 08.04.2016- Karolina, Adam, Waldemar, Małgorzata, Klaudia, Łukasz, Magda, Bernadeta, Kasia, Jakub, Bogdan

A step… Zielona Góra. The University, an exhibition at the end of the year – 01.07.2016 – Liwia

A step… Rawicz, “FORMA” – 03 – 06.08.2016 – Julia, Tomek, Marcin, Piotr, Mariola, Tomasz, Sylwia, Jakub, Dawid, Maria, Patryk, Mariusz, Roman, Tomasz, Paulina, Michał, Janina

A step… Zielona Góra – BWA – defense of artistic work- …

The next step… Oxford – 2019 – And this reality surprised and overpowered me. Language
problems made me feel like a child learning life from scratch. But I already have a lot of skills
and experience.

However, here I can not fully use them yet. So I have one thing left – to learn a language. It’s a long and tedious process. It takes a lot of patience, determination, courage and a lot of practice. Another macrame is an analogy to this science. I build it from words that refer to my everyday life. To learn English, I get used to it. I plait the next words, letter by letter, I create my new home here.

Learning to live weighs 13.5 kg, is 20 cm wide and 18 meters long.
It is a process that never ends.

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