On the Way...
Glass Approaches
National Museum
Poznań
2005
The courtyard of the National Museum in Poznań created architectural conditions for the creation of a "sacred" space, where formed trellises of branches, like church banners, served as poles for "bags" woven from glass threads. The intricate weaves of glass material are not only a recognizable element of many installations by Paulina Komorowska-Birger but also a metaphorical cobweb protecting the most important, primary values, or they are the cocoon giving birth to a new quality. Inside the "bags" made of glass fibers was a photograph of the deceased artist, always the same in four colors: blue and gray, as well as green and brown - colors of the sky and earth. In the center of the space constructed in this way were three objects, the attributes of the temple: a kneeler, a candlestick, and a box for offerings. The work, extremely formally pure, basically had not a single unnecessary element. Emotionally saturated, it was simultaneously full of reflection and inner peace. It created a space-epitaph, but also a space filled with faith in friendship and disbelief in death. It lives in us, as if the fact of her ultimate departure were contained in things not belonging to our order.
Elżbieta Kościelak, "Venus of Milk", Prolibris, No. 3 (12) Zielona Góra, 2005, p.76
On the Way...
Glass Approaches
National Museum
Poznań
2005
The courtyard of the National Museum in Poznań created architectural conditions for the creation of a "sacred" space, where formed trellises of branches, like church banners, served as poles for "bags" woven from glass threads. The intricate weaves of glass material are not only a recognizable element of many installations by Paulina Komorowska-Birger but also a metaphorical cobweb protecting the most important, primary values, or they are the cocoon giving birth to a new quality. Inside the "bags" made of glass fibers was a photograph of the deceased artist, always the same in four colors: blue and gray, as well as green and brown - colors of the sky and earth. In the center of the space constructed in this way were three objects, the attributes of the temple: a kneeler, a candlestick, and a box for offerings. The work, extremely formally pure, basically had not a single unnecessary element. Emotionally saturated, it was simultaneously full of reflection and inner peace. It created a space-epitaph, but also a space filled with faith in friendship and disbelief in death. It lives in us, as if the fact of her ultimate departure were contained in things not belonging to our order.
Elżbieta Kościelak, "Venus of Milk", Prolibris, No. 3 (12) Zielona Góra, 2005, p.76