Katarzyna Kozyra

 

Kozyra’s work embodies my theme in a fabulously intriguing piece. The time lapse animation style only re-enforces the theme of death as a natural part of life. The stiff and erratic gestures of a ballet composition that some associate with dignified and elegant movements, tells us the story of inevitable death. The fragility of these figures are cast into a blank void and an awareness of the giving of our fragile life, comes to light. It’s a powerful piece, and what i like about projection, is it demands focus. With the dark environment, you have no choice but to give you total attention to the projected piece before you. But again, i find myself being aware of a potentially imposing attitude that i want to shy away from. Of course the projection environment can be quite comforting somewhat, and could act as a reinforcement of my concept, the light and the dark that we all associate with life and death, has the potential to work quite effectively. However, it also stand the chance to again, be too intense and intimidating to the audience. I’m continually aware of the balance i need to strike between the dark undertones of my message, and the every day nature of death, as a perfectly natural process, that doesn’t need to be feared so vehemently.

---