Martyna Pekala
Martyna Pekala (2000, PL) is a multimedia artist based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. She obtained her Fine Art diploma from HKU University of the Arts Utrecht and is currently pursuing her Master’s degree at Sandberg Institute. Although Martyna Pekala’s practice spawns an array of mediums and techniques, it finds its expression at the intersection of where […]
Metamorphosis (2022)
Video installation, 100 x 120cm ‘Ticket to the Future’, Omstand (Arnhem); Photo: Django van Ardenne ‘Ticket to the Future’, Omstand (Arnhem); Photo: Django van Ardenne
Dollhouse I (2024)
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oo (2023)
23,5 x 19cm Digital print, 3D printed frame, epoxy resin
Glitter, Pixel, Spice, and Everything Nice (2023)
One of the works displayed at Martyna Pekala’s solo exhibition “Not All That Glitters is Pixel” (April – May 2023). This exhibition is a result of a 3-month working period at DOC4 (37PK – Platform voor Kunsten), a residence house in Haarlem, Netherlands. It features a selection of multimedia pieces that meet in the space […]
Metopia (2022)
“Martyna Pekala’s performance Metopia is a reflection of the process of creating and maintaining an online presence on social media. Heavily influenced by internet culture and aesthetics, nineties children’s toys and social media, Pekala’s performance piece plays with the fabrication of the self-image. Inspired by platform games in which you can dress up your own […]
Cupid’s bow (2023)
‘Talking Textures’, Kunsthal Kloof (Utrecht); Photo: Scott Gorman Lenticular print, 84 x 59cm Photo: Scott Gorman
Paradise is Pixel (2023)
‘Not All that Glitters is Pixel’, solo exhibition, 37PK (Haarlem) One of the works displayed at my solo exhibition “Not All That Glitters is Pixel” (April – May 2023). This exhibition is a result of a 3-month working period at DOC4 (37PK – Platform voor Kunsten), a residence house in Haarlem, Netherlands. It features a […]
Cheshire (2024)
Group exhibition ‘Entangled’, Kunstliefde (Utrecht); Photo: Catalina Reyes Navarro In the magical world of ‘Alice in Wonderland’, the Cheshire Cat acts as the moderator between Alice, the human newcomer, and Wonderland, the parallel reality governed by chaos and nonsense. Though Cheshire is part of this Wonderland ecosystem, it possesses the wisdom that other characters do […]
Like Alice, I’m Running to Keep Still (2024)
Group exhibition ‘Entangled’, Kunstliefde (Utrecht); Photo: Catalina Reyes Navarro Group exhibition ‘Entangled’, Kunstliefde (Utrecht); Photo: Catalina Reyes Navarro Photo: Catalina Reyes Navarro Photo: Catalina Reyes Navarro