JESTEM TYLKO PIONKIEM / I'M JUST A PAWN
multimedia installation, performance
2021
Between the months of October and November 2021, I carried out an artist residency at the Proyecto´ace in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I produced piece under a title I’m Just a Pawn… which combines printmaking techniques with performance and its documentation in photography and video.
Within the project I’m Just a Pawn…, I continue my research focused on the combination of engraving and performance.This piece refers directly to the game of chess as a metaphor for life. The definition of a pawn is: a chess piece of the smallest size and value. A pawn moves one square forward along its row if there are no obstacles (or two on the first move), or one square diagonally forward when it eats another piece. Each player starts with eight pawns on the second row and can promote a pawn to become any other piece (usually a queen) if it reaches the end of the opponent’s board.I created a large scale linocut matrix in the shape of a checkerboard, this area was then inked and used as a space for a series of performances in which I performed various exercises/movements/dances. The use of space ultimately result in the appearance of ephemeral prints on my skin. The project also explores the idea of ”body memory” or so-called muscle memory.
Within the project I’m Just a Pawn…, I continue my research focused on the combination of engraving and performance.This piece refers directly to the game of chess as a metaphor for life. The definition of a pawn is: a chess piece of the smallest size and value. A pawn moves one square forward along its row if there are no obstacles (or two on the first move), or one square diagonally forward when it eats another piece. Each player starts with eight pawns on the second row and can promote a pawn to become any other piece (usually a queen) if it reaches the end of the opponent’s board.I created a large scale linocut matrix in the shape of a checkerboard, this area was then inked and used as a space for a series of performances in which I performed various exercises/movements/dances. The use of space ultimately result in the appearance of ephemeral prints on my skin. The project also explores the idea of ”body memory” or so-called muscle memory.