Karolina Halatek Explained
Karolina Halatek |
Nationality: | Polish |
Occupation: | contemporary visual artist |
Notable Works: | Terminal (NDE artwork). |
Karolina Halatek (born 1985) is a Polish contemporary visual artist working in a field of installation art, 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 (Leonard Susskind, Roger Penrose, Carlo Rovelii) and precision mechanical engineers.
Career
Halatek studied Design for Performance at the University of the Arts London, Wimbledon College of Art, Great Britain, Fine Arts at the Universität der Künste Berlin, Germany and Media Art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland. During studies in Berlin, she participated in workshops at the Institut für Raumexperimente run by Olafur Eliasson. Karolina Halatek received the Minister's Scholarship for Fine Arts from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage in Poland, a London residency managed by Acme Studios International Residencies Programme in collaboration with Adam Mickiewicz Institute in Warsaw in 2014, artist residency at CEC Artslink NYC and Laumeier Sculpture Park, 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 and the Center for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw, with financial support by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute in Warsaw. In cooperation with KulturRegion Stuttgart and the city of Gerlingen, Karolina Halatek participated in the Lichkunstfestival »Aufstiege« of KulturRegion Stuttgart during her stay at Akademie Schloss Solitude. 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 in Hobart, Tasmania.
Near Death Experience in Contemporary Art
Karolina Halatek dedicated one of her projects to the subject of Near Death Experience (NDE). Terminal [1] 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, Germany. In 2018 project has been presented at the 4th International Time Perspective Conference, University of Nantes, France.
Major exhibitions
- Germany: Kunstahalle Bremen,[2] Aufstiege Lichtkunstfestival by KulturRegion Stuttgart,[3] Akademie Schloss Solitude,[4] Kunstkraftwerk Leipzig,[5] Design Transfer Gallery Berlin, Universität der Künste Berlin
- Laumeier Sculpture Park,[6] St. Louis, USA
- Kinetica Art Fair,[7] London, Great Britain
- Transmission Festival, Omonoia Athens Biennial, Greece
- Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland
- Dubai ECHO Festival of Art, Design and Technology, United Arab Emirates
- A4 Art Museum, Chengdu, China
- Morcote Public Art Biennial,[8] Galleria Daniele Agostini, Lugano, Switzerland
- De School during Amsterdam Dance Event,[9] curated by Children of the Light, Netherlands
- 4th International Time Perspective Conference at University of Nantes, France
- Poland: Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw,[10] Centre for Contemporary Art Elektrownia in Radom, Galeria Labirynt in Lublin,[11] Museum of Lublin,[12] BWA Galleries of Contemporary Art Wrocław, Museum of Archeology and Ethnography in Łódź,[13] Lodz Design,[14] Manhattan Gallery[15] in Łódź, Galeria Opus in Łódź, Fotofestiwal International Festival of Photography[16] in Łódź, Otwarta Pracownia, Kraków, Salon Akademii Gallery[17] in Warsaw, Propaganda Gallery [18] [19] at Warsaw Gallery Weekend.
Public Presentations / Artist Talks
- Artslink Assembly,[20] Columbia University School of the Arts, 2018
- Laumeier Sculpture Park, St.Louis, USA, 2018
- Webster University, Department of Art, Design & Art History, St.Louis, USA, 2018
- 4th International Time Perspective Conference, University of Nantes, France, 2018
- Kunsthalle Bremen, Long Night of the Museums, 2018
- Light as a Creative Tool Conference,[21] Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, Poland, 2018
- Kunstkrafwerk Leipzg,[22] Germany, 2017
- ÜberLicht,[23] 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,[24] Designboom,[25] iGnant,[26] Archdaily,[27] Culture.pl,[27] Welt,[28] Jurnal du Design,[29] Illumni,[30] Urdesign,[31] Skai,[32] Goood[33]
- Scanner Room Artdaily,[34] Creators Project,[35] FAD Magazine,[36] Pylon Hub,[37] Illumni,[38] Starry Night[39]
- Cloud Square FAD Magazine,[40] Designboom,[41] Illumni[42]
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
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: This Immersive Light Sculpture Simulates a Near-Death Experience. Koblyakova. Masha (Maria). 2016-10-18. Creators. en-US. 2018-12-13.
- Web site: Kunsthalle Bremen. www.kunsthalle-bremen.de. 2018-12-13.
- Web site: Aufstiege Lichtkunstfestival by KulturRegion Stuttgart, 2016.. www.kulturregion-stuttgart.de. 2018-12-13.
- Web site: Opening of Karolina Halatek's installation »Terminal«. Akademie Schloss Solitude. 2018-12-13.
- Web site: Dialogues on Site Valley - Kunstkraftwerk Leipzig. www.kunstkraftwerk-leipzig.com. 2018-12-13.
- Web site: Karolina Halatek Gallery. Laumeier Sculpture Park. en-US. 2018-12-13.
- Web site: KINETICA-MUSEUM Karolina Halatek. www.kinetica-museum.org. 2018-12-13.
- Web site: Morcote Public Art Biennial. morcoteturismo.ch. 2018-12-13.
- Web site: Children of the Light invites: Karolina Halatek - Blog. De School Amsterdam. nl. 2018-12-13.
- Web site: Karolina Hałatek at Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art. at Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art. 2018-12-13.
- Web site: Mere Formality. Galeria Labirynt. pl. 2018-12-14.
- Web site: www.muzeumlubelskie.pl.
- Web site: "Rzeczy" w Muzeum Archeologicznym i Etnograficznym w Łodzi. 2016-05-20. SZUM. pl. 2018-12-14.
- Web site: Enter Me – Spiritual Design, Karolina Hałatek « Łódź Design. www.2011.lodzdesign.com. 2018-12-14.
- Web site: Rise by Karolina Halatek, Manhattan Transfer Gallery.
- Web site: Karolina Hałatek « Fotofestiwal 2012. www.fotofestiwal.com. 2018-12-14.
- Web site: ABS_2067 – Salon Akademii. salonakademii.asp.waw.pl. 2018-12-14.
- Web site: Ray Tracing Propaganda Artsy. www.artsy.net. en. 2018-12-17.
- Web site: RAY TRACING. prpgnd.net. pl. 2018-12-13.
- Web site: ArtsLink Assembly 2018. cecartslink.org. 2018-12-17.
- Web site: Light as a Creative Tool Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Gdańsku. www.asp.gda.pl. pl. 2018-12-14.
- Web site: Dialogues on Site Valley - Kunstkraftwerk Leipzig. www.kunstkraftwerk-leipzig.com. 2018-12-14.
- Web site: 21. September 2016: Diskussionsreihe zu Lichtkunst in Zeiten der Überlichtung - KulturRegion Stuttgart. Stuttgart. KulturRegion. 2016-09-22. www.kulturregion-stuttgart.de. de. 2018-12-14.
- Web site: Polish artist Karolina Halatek installs large outdoor sculpture Terminal in front of the Kunsthalle Bremen. artdaily.com. 2018-12-13.
- Web site: terminal experience of wordless thought by karolina halatek. 2016-10-25. designboom architecture & design magazine. 2018-12-13.
- Web site: Karolina Halate’s Brightly Lit Terminal. 2016-10-27. iGNANT.com. en-US. 2018-12-13.
- Web site: Installations Accent Stuttgart Region During Light Art Festival. 2016-11-14. ArchDaily. en-US. 2018-12-13.
- News: Polnische Kulturszene zu Gast in Bremen. WELT. 2018-04-02. DIE WELT. 2018-12-13.
- Web site: Installation " Terminal " par l’artiste polonaise Karolina Halatek. 2016-10-28. Journal du Design. fr. 2018-12-17.
- Web site: 'Terminal' by Karolina Halatek. 2016-10-20. illumni – The World Of Creative Lighting Design. en. 2018-12-17.
- Web site: Terminal light sculpture by Karolina Halatek. 2016-10-25. urdesignmag. en-US. 2018-12-17.
- Web site: Terminal: Ένα γλυπτό φωτός από την Karolina Halatek. www.skai.gr. el. 2018-12-17.
- Web site: Terminal by Karolina Halatek - 谷德设计网. www.gooood.cn. en-US. 2018-12-17.
- Web site: Karolina Halatek's 'Scanner Room' on view at Centre of Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle. artdaily.com. 2018-12-13.
- Web site: "Scanner Room" Transports You Inside A Celestial Copy Machine. Sokol. Zach. 2014-07-23. Creators. en-US. 2018-12-13.
- Web site: GET YOUR ART ON FAD: Karolina Halatek #126. Westall. Mark. 2014-07-27. FAD Magazine. en-GB. 2018-12-13.
- Web site: Pylon Hub Article. pylon-hub.com.
- Web site: Search for "scanner room". illumni – The World Of Creative Lighting Design. en. 2018-12-17.
- Web site: The Finest Emerging Artists From Around the World . en-US. 2018-12-17.
- Web site: Cloud Square a site-specific installation by Polish artist Karolina Halatek. Westall. Mark. 2018-11-21. FAD Magazine. en-GB. 2018-12-13.
- Web site: cloud square installation in st. louis by karolina halatek takes visitors to the skies. 2018-11-29. designboom architecture & design magazine. 2018-12-13.
- Web site: 'Cloud Square' by Karolina Halatek. 2018-12-04. illumni – The World Of Creative Lighting Design. en. 2018-12-17.