lighting-up time

by Beata Bieniak

Monochrome artwork made using a photomontage technique. It depicts an elephant in which, like in a block of flats, one can see a multitude of windows. One particular window is unique as it shows a glowing light, even though it feels like it is the middle of the night. This unusual and unexpected view is part of a fantastic world created by the artist, whose speciality is the juxtaposition of seemingly incongruous elements into one completely new element. This new quality often has an unexpected, sometimes hilarious and even astonishing effect.

Working mainly in black and white, the artist makes works that are also remarkable in terms of composition.

1,30 ETH

photographer

Polish digital photographer. She is self-taught and has been creating for over 10 years. Her work is divided between photomontage and traditional digital or silver photography. She works primarily in black and white, although her colour photographs are also published.

With the unusual, sometimes even whimsical juxtapositions evident in her montages, she transfers viewers to fantastic, mysterious worlds. Her surreal images are also reflections on the world we live in. The works in which she can give vent to her imagination show – as if in a distorting mirror – a slightly different, curved reality full of remarkable flying elephants, but also beautiful flora. Her passion is photographing and immortalising trees, to which she pays a lot of attention in her work. However, she also takes pictures of landscapes, nature views and architecture.

About her work she says: “Photography is a part of my life that I really respect. It makes my imaginative visions free and makes a silent dialogue between me and viewers. It’s a crutch and fullness in my adult age. It’s a way of watching the world that surrounds me.”