FACET, VSSL Studio’s programme dedicated to the exploration and celebration of contemporary queer art and culture is excited to present the first solo exhibition of Marcin Gawin.
Launch Event:
5-9pm, Friday the 12th of January 2024
Exhibition Opening Hours:
12-5pm, Thursday to Sunday - 12th to 28th of January 2024
Curatorial Interventions:
To be announced closer to exhibition launch event.
“The Body operates in the cultural narrative that requires it to be stable and often relegates it as subservient to the mind. 'Face to the Seventh' is an inquiry into the correlation and the organisation of fixed systems, like the organisational fixations of the facial and organ systems. The presets in the installation are composed of the rearranged human viscera - with the exception of sexual organs - foregrounding parts that are a common denominator between all human organisms.” - Marcin Gawin
Marcin Gawin is an interdisciplinary artist from Poland based in Bristol, whose work encompasses image construction, installation, and live art. His fascination with the human body and its potential for transformation is evident in his practice, which explores the body's function in mundane practicality, as well as in speculative and occult realities.
In 2019, Marcin completed Marina Abramovic’s Cleaning the House training in durational performance, further developing his expertise in this area. He also honed his skills in The Sunday Skool for Misfits, Experimenters, and Dissenters, where he studied under Martin O’Brien, Shabnam Shabazi, and Joseph Morgan Schofield in 2021. Currently, Marcin is pursuing an MA in Virtual and Extended Realities at the University of the West of England, where he is researching the concept of embodied cognition in virtual environments and utilising immersion as an artistic strategy.
Marcin's work has been presented at various locations, including the Palace International Film Festival in Bristol, Modern Art Oxford, Terytoria Festiwal in Poland, and Oxford Brookes University. His solo and participatory work is sure to leave a lasting impression.
Marcin Gawin’s exhibition is the last of 5 FACET exhibitions which include exhibitions from Benjamin Sebastian with Alicia Radage, June Lam, a Group Exhibition, and Rocio Boliver.