Transformation (Matches)

I decided to work with matches because they are mass produced objects and usually considered rubbish. I was hoping to transform my matches into something solid and add some value to them.
Working with matches means working with processed wood. This fact led me to the idea of creating a piece of wooden furniture, a table in particular. When considering possible shapes and forms I thought about a stump. Stumps (just like matches) were parts of trees – one day alive, now dead. Moreover the shape of a stump, naturally reminds a table. My matchstick table recycles matches which are used as row furniture material. Thousands of matches once produced to be burnt are getting a new life.

Transformation (Daily Express Building)

From various inspirations drawn from observing and exploring the Daily Express Building (Ancoats, Manchester) I decided to concentrate on the soft curves of the building and its round corners. An important thought came to my mind when I was looking at the building from a close distance. When you stand on one of its corners and look up, you can notice massive columns. When designing my interior space I wanted it to be strongly influenced by these two observations. My project was thought as an exhibition space.

When designing the space I tried to recreate in some way the curves and roundness of the corners of the building. To reflect my first observations, a construction was supposed to remind of a column as well. To fully recreate the look of the building, the construction is thought to be made of glass. It allows people inside to be viewed from outside, just as in the case of the Daily Express Building, and in case of a glass roof it enables good use of day lighting.

Catwalk week

For the Carboard Catwalk we were asked to create and 'Odd Couple'. We were given two artists (one pre1950 and one post 1950) to draw our inspitation from.  My group had a pleasure to work with Claude Monet and Dan Flavin.

Experimenting with cardboard (catwalk week)

My variation on cardboard.

Size & scale

Continuation of my alternative image making... but on a bigger scale.

Body drawing

Paintings created using hands (red) and feet (blue). My inspiration was drawn from K. Kieslowski's trilogy - "Three Colours: Red, Blue, White"

Text, signs & symbols

In this project we had a chance to explore words or numbers or a combination of them. I decided to work with words. We use words all the time and sometimes we forget how beautiful and powerful they can be... I described myself using a short poem found by my mother in a newspaper years ago... Me and a girl described in this poem bear the same name... and still there are more similarities between us...