Metamorphosis – Craft from Poland

Alicja Patanowska presented a limited series of collectable, hand-made ceramic tiles derived from her acclaimed installation ‘Ripple Effect’ (V&A 2025), which explores the relationship between visual art and social ecology.

Monika Patuszyńska exhibited works from the series ‘Study of Deformation’ and ‘From the Bastards’, which explore the ‘life’ of ceramics through deliberate cracks, deformations and reconstructed forms that celebrate chance.

GRÔPK – Marcin Kuberna presented spirally constructed sculptural forms made of raw, unglazed stoneware with a distinct texture, emphasising the direct connection between the artist’s hand and the earth’s material.

Anna Bera presented organic wooden sculptures with mirror-like surfaces, exploring sensory perception through a joyful interplay of form and reflection.

Maciej Gąsienica Giewont captured the tension present in nature in his ‘paper-thin’ vessels turned from wet wood, whose forms are shaped by moisture, time and the natural grain of the wood.

Katarzyna Krej created delicate, wall-mounted glass installations that form constellations of reflections and colours brought to life by light and shadow.

Marcin Rusak presented his characteristic semi-transparent resin objects with real flowers embedded within them, capturing a moment of nature’s fleeting beauty.

Agata Marchlewicz showcased striking contemporary reinterpretations of the Polish tradition of folk paper cut-outs on a modern graphic scale in large formats.

Formsophy presented their new ‘Fjor’ and ‘Floa’ side tables cast in an open space from liquid aluminium with embedded stone. Each piece retains the imprint of the elements’ energy and the process of its creation.

We organised the ‘Metamorphosis – Craft from Poland’ exhibition in collaboration with the Polish Cultural Institute in London and On&On Designs.