BLACK SPOT
Master of Fine Arts Thesis
Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow
Faculty of Graphic Arts, Drawing Studio II
thesis supervisor: TOMASZ DANIEC, DFA
2017
2017
Black spot
– spot or stretch of a road, which is particularly prone to road accidents. In some countries black spots
are marked with special road signs or (and this includes Poland) unusual information boards.
– spot or stretch of a road, which is particularly prone to road accidents. In some countries black spots
are marked with special road signs or (and this includes Poland) unusual information boards.
Black spots can be found also in other surroundings (...)
translation based on: pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czarny_punkt
Between the hills of Beskid Andrychowski, in the valley of Jaszczurówka stream,
there is a particular spot on the focal point of two villages: Mucharz and Jaszczurowa.
Dominated by anemones and bear's garlic during the spring, in summer time becomes impassable due to dense vegetation, giving privacy to grass snakes and lizards, as they lay on the stones basking in the sun. To me personally it is the most beautiful during autumn, when thick fogs come down from the forests on the hills. Also in winter,
when all area is just silent, covered with snow, and frosty branches remind me of intricate laces. (…)
Full text (for now in Polish only) available below as the original written part of the thesis:
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Above catalogue contains three short stories (from page 23, introduction translated below),
on which three main parts of the artwork are based (also presented below).
Introduction to Fantasia
There are places, which kept the memory of past events.
Not by monuments or in books, but deep inside the walls, under layers of paint and plaster, in the ground, plants and water.
Bits and pieces of memories are sometimes floating in the air, resembling early fall's gossamer. If enough time is passed,
those fine threads may gather and form cobwebs embracing careless passer-by.
I want to tell you about the times when I was caught up in such giant and old cobweb myself. One of those which holds you forever, because even if you break out from it and run far away, the threads will stick to your hair, crawl through your hair bulbs under your skull, into the darkest of places, where you will never reach them anymore. They are responsible for weird dreams. They will make you vigilant and alert for the rest of your life. They crack open the passages that you are not supposed to be aware of, and you know it too well that once slightly opened - you will not be able to close them.
Now you can only watch and hope that if you are very, very quiet, then maybe nothing will hear you from the other side.
And maybe it is your constant vigilance that will keep away those that may come out of the doors.
It is a bummer that none of those strategies works though.
Close-ups & work in progress:⬇
