Aleksandra Sidor
I am working across media in painting, text, sound, sculpture, photography, installation and video. My work explores themes of sensitivity, morality, ethicality, individual and collective trauma. My interest in the creation of wide range of work is motivated by the possibility of exploring different perceptions and the potential of various forms of audience participation.
I am interested in the idea of the investigation of consciousness, awareness and empathy. The pieces that I made were very often based on different writings on psychoanalysis and inspired by social, cultural and political transformations.
My paintings often depict transformative encounters of bodies with other beings. This point of connectivity as well as manipulated proportions , test the power relations of the subjects.
The intentions behind my art are usually connected with the therapeutic aspects of experiencing art. However, having in mind the specificity of the works that I created, I am unable to predict all the possible reactions to it. I value and learn from feedback and I consider it an important part of my artistic practice.
Education
2016-2019
BA (Hons) Fine Art, Arts University Bournemouth
Exhibitions
Solo
2020
Not sure if it will happen in my lifetime, online exhibition, Solo Show website
2019 Praesentia, ae, f. Alex Mayall, Lumen Crypt Gallery, London, UK
Group
2020
Feather Dusting, online exhibition, curated by Kleio collective
2020
Solo Show, Chapter 2, A postnet folk fanfiction fairytalemythology (p.1), online exhibition, curated by Underground Flower and Rhizome Parking Garage, Solo Show website
Arts University Bournemouth Summer Exhibition
2019
2018
I'm not a feminist, I believe in equality. A feminist exhibition, BUMF Gallery, Bournemouth, UK
2018
Kiosk 7, Copenhagen, Denmark
2018
Anachronism, Russell-Cotes, Bournemouth, UK
2017
8IN5, Arts University Bournemouth, UK
2014
Art and Fashion Forum, 8th Edition, Poznan, Poland
Curation
2018
I'm not a feminist, I believe in equality. A feminist exhibition, BUMF Gallery, Bournemouth, UK
Residencies
2018
Kiosk 7, Copenhagen, Denmark
Skills and other qualifications
Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
Photography – processing, documentation, street photography;
Video editing - Adobe Premiere and After Effects
Competent in use of Sculptris and Blender,
Competent operator of PC and Mac,
Competent in use of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Wordpress,
Screen printmaking, etching,
Working with resin and clay,
Confident in written and spoken English and Polish