DEUTSCH
The light changes everything.
The mysteries of the dark are given new light and belonging.
What is heavy is transformed into lightness.
T o m e k K o w a l s k i
c o n c r e t e a r t & d e s i g n | p a i n t i n g | s c u l p t u r e
concrete + light
rust + transformation
creation + destruction
everything is illuminated
the same sun that’s inside me
illuminates the whole earth
tears of rain revive life
with an open flesh of the heart
I throb the same rhythm as
Everything
– I lost the key to my house […]
a poem by Tomek Kowalski
illumistein – from “illumination” and “stone” (German: “Stein”)
Even the smallest stone we encounter on our way through this world carries in itself the whole story of the Earth – and of Life that has emerged on it. The sunlight, that cast light on the formation processes of this planet, illuminates us still. In that way, we all carry the billions of years of history that have brought us to this moment – and each time we take “the usual” into our hands, it can serve as a reminder.
EAn echo of the Big Bang, that also lives in us…
This is the idea behind illumistein: To discover the wonder of everyday anew.
In my artistic search, I deal with transformations – of matter, of perception, of the human being…
I bring the forgotten mystery of Life back to light.
What drives me in my work:
the search for the uniqueness in every little thing
following artistic processes that make themselves independent from the creator and elude control
the need for the creative expression of Life – especially in places where oppositions meet
“perfect in imperfect”
(wabi sabi)
cyclical processes, like recycling and upcycling
