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Karolina rysuje zwierz\u0119ta.<\/p>\n

\nG\u0142aszcz\u0105c papier pi\u00f3rkiem, o\u0142\u00f3wkiem, cienkopisem stwarza puszysto\u015b\u0107, w\u0142oskowat\u0105 szorstko\u015b\u0107, bury aksamit. Medytuj\u0105ce pisaki zmieniaj\u0105 odcienie, walory. Ich \u015blady nape\u0142niaj\u0105 si\u0119 \u017cyciem, oddechem, ciep\u0142em. Okre\u015bla si\u0119 smuk\u0142o\u015b\u0107, kr\u0105g\u0142o\u015b\u0107, dostojny lub figlarny uk\u0142ad form. Odrobina bieli wpuszcza \u015bwiat\u0142o do wyznaczonych oczodo\u0142\u00f3w. Zwierz\u0119 o\u017cywa i przygl\u0105da si\u0119 Karolinie. Ona przygl\u0105da si\u0119 zwierz\u0119ciu. Jak lustrzane odbicie, cho\u0107 ma jednak inn\u0105 sk\u00f3r\u0119, inne oczy i uszy, inne usta.<\/p>\n

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Karolina poznaje zwierz\u0119ta.<\/p>\n

\nPrzed wieloma laty dziadek Karoliny – rze\u017abiarz z Krakowa, zamieni\u0142 stary spichlerz w Kamionnej na drugi dom nie tylko dla ludzi, ale te\u017c przybyszy z lasu i z ziemi. Ich obecno\u015b\u0107 Karolina zna\u0142a z wycieczek do lasu. Rzadko ich widzia\u0142a, ale wiadomo by\u0142o, \u017ce w tym starym domu z surowego drewna czasem mieszkaj\u0105 \u0142asice, \u017ce pod dachem harcuje kuna, a popielice za \u015bcian\u0105.<\/p>\n

Karolina rysuje zwierz\u0119ta od dziecka.<\/p>\n

\nJej wcze\u015bniejsze zwierz\u0105tka, rysowane przy \u017cyczliwo\u015bci dziadka- artysty i czu\u0142ej uwadze babci strugajacej kredki, to figury zwierzokszta\u0142tne. Troch\u0119 jak sympatyczne maskotki- amulety, stworki fantastyczne, mo\u017ce jak kolorowe totemy. Nieco po\u017aniej przy rodzinnym mieszkaniu w Krakowie, odgrodzona od okien, ulic i wiekowych rozm\u00f3w, w jednym z pokoi starej kamienicy, Karolina tworzy sw\u00f3j bezpieczny domek ma\u0142ej szamanki, stra\u017cniczki tajemnic. Samotnie przywo\u0142uje do siebie zwierz\u0119ta, nie tylko ziemskie, ale te\u017c nieznane, ba\u015bniowe stwory. Zaprasza je jak bratnie dusze, jak starych znajomych z kod\u00f3w pod\u015bwiadomo\u015bci. Swe pustkowie zasiedla przyjaci\u00f3\u0142mi z t\u0119sknoty, zwierz\u0119tami opieku\u0144czymi, towarzyszami dzikimi w sercu miasta Krakowa. Uciekaj\u0105c od \u015bwiata otula si\u0119 ich mi\u0119kkim futerkiem. Znajduje ukojenie w szaro-br\u0105zowych deseniach z puszystych plamek, pask\u00f3w i kropek, w \u015bliskich, szaro-czarnych pi\u00f3rkach.<\/p>\n

Karolina stwarza sw\u00f3j zwierzyniec.<\/p>\n

\nGdzie\u015b na jednej z ulic Starego Miasta skrywa sw\u00f3j skarbiec, magazyn magicznych znalezisk. Tu gromadzi pami\u0105tki natury, w\u0142asn\u0105 prehistori\u0119: korzonki, patyczki, huby i porosty. Ich sylwetki o\u017cywione smugami \u015bwiate\u0142 tworz\u0105 kosmate cienie, animalistyczne zarysy. Z tych cieni powstaje instalacja, nowe rysowane zwierz\u0119ta. Nowe \u017cycie ze \u015bwiata cieni.\n<\/p>\n

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English<\/i><\/p>\n

Karolina draws animals.<\/p>\n

\nBy petting the paper with a quill, a pencil, a fineliner, she calls into being fluffiness, hair-like roughness, dusky velvet. Meditative felt-tip pens shift shades and tones. Their traces fill with life, breath, warmth. Slimness, roundness, a dignified or playful arrangement of\u00a0forms begin to emerge. A touch of white lets light into the outlined eye sockets. The animal comes alive and surveys Karoli he looks back at the animal. Like a mirror reflection, though with different skin, different eyes and ears, different lips. <\/p>\n

Karolina gets acquainted with animals.<\/p>\n

\nMany years ago, Karolina\u2019s grandfather \u2013 a sculptor from Krak\u00f3w, transformed an old granary in Kamionna into a second home not only for people, but also for visitors from the forest and the earth. Karolina knew of their presence from her walks in the woods. She rarely saw them, but it was common knowledge that this old house of raw wood was sometimes inhabited by easels, that a marten romped under the roof, and dormice rustled behind the wall.<\/p>\n

Karolina has been drawing animals since she was a kid.<\/p>\n

\nHer early creatures, drawn under the kind eye of her artist-grandfather and the tender attention of her grandmother, sharpening her pencils, were animal-shaped figures. A bit like friendly mascots \u2013 amulets, fantastical little beings, perhaps like colourful totems. A while later, in the family apartment in Krak\u00f3w, shielded from windows, streets, and age-old conversations, in one of the rooms of an old tenement house, Karolina creates her safe little home \u2013 that of a young shaman, a guardian of secrets. Alone, she summons animals to herself \u2013 not only earthly ones, but also the unknown, fairy-tale creatures. She invites them like kindred spirits, like old acquaintances from the codes of the subconscious. She populates her inner wilderness with friends born of longing, protective animals, wild companions in the heart of Krak\u00f3w. Escaping from the world, she wraps herself in their soft fur. She finds solace in the grey-brown patterns of fluffy spots, stripes, and dots, in\u00a0the sleek grey-black feathers.<\/p>\n

Karolina creates her own menagerie.<\/p>\n

\nSomewhere on one of the streets of the Old Town, she hides her treasure trove, a storehouse of magical finds. Here, she gathers souvenirs of nature, her own prehistory: roots, twigs, bracket fungi, and lichens. Their silhouettes, animated by streaks of light, form shaggy shadows, animalistic outlines. These shadows form an installation, new drawn animals. New life from the world of shadows.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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