Antipodes. Facing the discourse of power

Exhibition at Galeria Szyb Wilson in Katowice, Poland
April 26th - July 31st, 2024

The invitation of the exhibition's curaters - Monika Pacy-Bros and Irma Kozina was accepted by outstanding Polish artists: Zbigniew Bajek, Piotr Desperak, Karolina Fabia, Ilona Kanclerz, Pavlo Kazmin, Tomasz Koclęga, Bogdan Król, Marek Kuś, Karolina Lefek, Michał Minor, Marian Oslislo, Joanna Rudzińska, Monika Szwed, Lesław Tetla, as well as participants of the so-called social protests. Black Marches and Free Courts, during which creatively designed banners were displayed.

Tomasz Koclęga presented three sculptures, including the newest bronze sculpture "Exercitiis Magicae", casted in 2024. Two other works were older. "Absoluta Illusionem", a sculpture made of polyester resin with an electromagnetic device, was created in 2019. Koclęga's oldest work, exhibited at the Szyb Wilson Gallery, was a sculpture made of paper with light from 1999, titled "Inside".