Karolina Halatek (born 1985) is a Polish contemporary visual artist working in a field of

installation art Installation art is an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces, whereas exterior interventions are often called ...

, using light as a key medium. Karolina Halatek creates experiential site-specific spaces that incorporate visual, architectural and sculptural elements. Seeing her work primarily as a catalyst for experience, Karolina creates installations that have strong experiential and immersive characteristics, often the result of collaborations with quantum physicists, founders of the superstring theory (

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Roger Penrose Sir Roger Penrose (born 8 August 1931) is an English mathematician, mathematical physicist, philosopher of science and Nobel Laureate in Physics. He is Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics in the University of Oxford, an emeritus fello ...

, Carlo Rovelii) and precision mechanical engineers.

Career

Halatek studied Design for Performance at the

University of the Arts London University of the Arts London is a collegiate university in London, England, specialising in arts, design, fashion and the performing arts. It is a federation of six arts colleges: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea Coll ...

Wimbledon College of Art Wimbledon College of Arts, formerly Wimbledon School of Art, is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London specialising in theatre, screen and performance art. It is located in Wimbledon and Merton Park, South West London. H ...

, Great Britain, Fine Arts at the

Universität der Künste Berlin The Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK; also known in English as the Berlin University of the Arts), situated in Berlin, Germany, is the largest art school in Europe. It is a public art and design school, and one of the four research universiti ...

, Germany and Media Art at the

Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw ( pl, Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Warszawie) is a public university of visual arts and applied arts located in the Polish capital. The Academy traces its history back to the Department of Arts founded at the Warsaw U ...

, Poland. During studies in Berlin, she participated in workshops at the Institut für Raumexperimente run by

Olafur Eliasson Olafur Eliasson ( is, Ólafur Elíasson; born 5 February 1967) is an Icelandic–Danish artist known for sculptured and large-scale installation art employing elemental materials such as light, water, and air temperature to enhance the viewer's ...

. Karolina Halatek received the Minister's Scholarship for Fine Arts from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage in Poland, a London residency managed b
Acme Studios International Residencies Programme
in collaboration with

Adam Mickiewicz Institute The Adam Mickiewicz Institute ( pl, Instytut Adama Mickiewicza) is a government-sponsored organization funded by Poland's Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, and headquartered at ''ulica Mokotowska 25'' (the Sugar Palace) in Warsaw. Nam ...

in Warsaw in 2014, artist residency a
CEC Artslink NYC
and

Laumeier Sculpture Park Laumeier Sculpture Park is a 105-acre open-air museum and sculpture park located in Sunset Hills, Missouri, near St. Louis and is maintained in partnership with St. Louis County Parks and Recreation Department. It houses over 60 outdoor sculptu ...

, St. Louis, Missouri; residency at a$ Art Museum in Chengdu, China. Karolina Halatek was a fellow through the »New Networks« project, a cooperation of

Akademie Schloss Solitude The Akademie Schloss Solitude is a foundation under public law. The main aspect of the Akademie is to promote mainly younger, particularly gifted artists and scientists by means of residency fellowships and also by organizing events and exhibitio ...

and th
Center for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw
with financial support by the

in Warsaw. In cooperation wit
KulturRegion Stuttgart
and the city of Gerlingen, Karolina Halatek participated in th
Lichkunstfestival »Aufstiege«
of KulturRegion Stuttgart during her stay at

. In 2015 her Scanner Room Video was broadcast into outer space at the MONA FOMA Festival held by the

Museum of Old and New Art The Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) is an art museum located within the Moorilla winery on the Berriedale peninsula in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is the largest privately funded museum in the Southern Hemisphere. MONA houses ancient, mode ...

in Hobart, Tasmania.

Near Death Experience in Contemporary Art

Karolina Halatek dedicated one of her projects to the subject of

Near Death Experience A near-death experience (NDE) is a profound personal experience associated with death or impending death which researchers claim share similar characteristics. When positive, such experiences may encompass a variety of sensations including detac ...

( NDE). ''Terminal'' her immersive light installation was inspired by the testimonies of people who returned from unconsciousness, reported their experiences at the threshold of death. Installation has been exhibited multiple times in Gerlingen/Stuttgart and in front of

Kunsthalle Bremen The Kunsthalle Bremen is an art museum in Bremen, Germany. It is located close to the Bremen Old Town on the "Culture Mile" (german: Kulturmeile). The Kunsthalle was built in 1849, enlarged in 1902 by architect Eduard Gildemeister, and expanded ...

, Germany. In 2018 project has been presented at the 4th International Time Perspective Conference,

University of Nantes The University of Nantes (french: Université de Nantes) is a public university located in the city of Nantes, France. In addition to the several campuses scattered in the city of Nantes, there are two satellite campuses located in Saint-Nazaire a ...

, France.

Major Exhibitions

* Germany: Kunstahalle Bremen, Aufstiege Lichtkunstfestival by KulturRegion Stuttgart, Akademie Schloss Solitude, Kunstkraftwerk Leipzig, Design Transfer Gallery Berlin,

, St. Louis, USA * Kinetica Art Fair, London, Great Britain * Transmission Festival, Omonoia Athens Biennial, Greece *

Edinburgh Fringe The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (also referred to as The Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe, or Edinburgh Fringe Festival) is the world's largest arts and media festival, which in 2019 spanned 25 days and featured more than 59,600 performances of 3,841 dif ...

Festival, Scotland * Dubai ECHO Festival of Art, Design and Technology, United Arab Emirates
A4 Art Museum
Chengdu, China * Morcote Public Art Biennial, Galleria Daniele Agostini, Lugano, Switzerland * De School during

Amsterdam Dance Event The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is a five-day electronic music conference and festival held annually in mid-October. The event, organised by The Amsterdam Dance Event Foundation, offers a full programme of daytime conferences at ADE Pro, ADE Tech ...

, curated by Children of the Light, Netherlands * 4th International Time Perspective Conference at

, France * Poland: Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw, Centre for Contemporary Art Elektrownia in Radom, Galeria Labirynt in Lublin, Museum of Lublin, BWA Galleries of Contemporary Art Wrocław, Museum of Archeology and Ethnography in Łódź, Lodz Design, Manhattan Gallery in Łódź, Galeria Opus in Łódź, Fotofestiwal International Festival of Photography in Łódź, Otwarta Pracownia, Kraków, Salon Akademii Gallery in Warsaw, Propaganda Gallery at

Warsaw Gallery Weekend Warsaw Gallery Weekend (WGW) – A yearly artistic event gathering selected private art galleries and organizing exhibitions and event. Warsaw Gallery Weekend Warsaw Gallery Weekend is modeled on similar initiatives actual event in other importan ...

Public Presentations / Artist Talks

* Artslink Assembly,

Columbia University School of the Arts The Columbia University School of the Arts, (also known as School of the Arts or SoA) is the fine arts graduate school of Columbia University in Morningside Heights, New York. It offers Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degrees in Film, Visual Arts, ...

, 2018 *

, St.Louis, USA, 2018 *

Webster University Webster University is a private university with its main campus in Webster Groves, Missouri. It has multiple branch locations across the United States and countries across Europe, Asia, and Africa. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs ...

, Department of Art, Design & Art History, St.Louis, USA, 2018 * 4th International Time Perspective Conference,

, France, 2018 *

, Long Night of the Museums, 2018 * Light as a Creative Tool Conference, Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, Poland, 2018 * Kunstkrafwerk Leipzg, Germany, 2017 * ÜberLicht, Art in Public Spaces, Esslingen, during Ascents Light Art Festival, Germany, 2016 * Gerlingen City Council, Germany, 2016 * Near Death Experience Conference, Gerlingen, Germany, 2016 * Symposium on Abstract Geometry, Radziejowice, Poland, 2015 * The Educational Film Studio (WFO) Łódź, Poland, 2013 * Academy of Fine Arts Łódź, Poland, 2013

Press

* ''Terminal'' Artdaily, Designboom, iGnant, Archdaily, Culture.pl, Welt, Jurnal du Design, Illumni, Urdesign, Skai, Goood * ''Scanner Room'' Artdaily, Creators Project, FAD Magazine, Pylon Hub, Illumni, Starry Night * ''Cloud Square'' ''FAD Magazine'', Designboom, Illumni

Bibliography

* Forma i Nieprzedstawialne - Radziejowice 2015 * Sztuka a wartości Ponadczasowe - Radziejowice 2016 * Światło w geomertii - Radziejowice 2017, * Mere Formality, Galeria Labirynt, * Pankiewicz i Po... Uwalnianie koloru, Muzeum Lubelskie *Change, Łódź Art Center, Poland *Czarny Neseser, BWA Wrocław Galleries of Contemporary Art *ABS, Salon Akademii Gallery, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw *Dairy 2017, Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw

References

External links

Karolina Halatek's website

Karolina Halatek
on

Culture.pl Culture.pl is a large web portal devoted to Culture of Poland, Polish culture. It was founded by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute in March 2001. Written in Polish, English and Russian, the site promotes the work of Polish artists around the world and ...

Karolina Halatek
on Digital Cultures {{DEFAULTSORT:Halatek, Karolina 1985 births Living people Polish women artists