PORTFOLIO

SELECTED PROJECTS

1. Body as Home (2019) – three-channel film about a journey of self-discovery, identity, migration and a search for the meaning of home. Karpowicz: Concept/Director/Videographer/Performer
2. Rhythm of Dissent (2019) – performance in the collaboration with October! Collective to evoke the energy and industriousness of female activists across the globe. Karpowicz: Concept/Co-Director/Performer
3. Eleutherophobia – fear of freedom (2019) – one channel film exploring the potential to formulate a New Human Identity as a response to the dissolution of the foundational myths and institutions upon which our culture is predicated. Karpowicz: Concept/Director/Videographer/Editor/Performer
4. In the name of the Mother, and of the Daughter, and of the Holy Spirit (2019) – performance inspired by the Catholic liturgy of transubstantiation. The performance is raising a question about gender of God presented in most of the monotheistic religions and its impact on weakening women position throughout history. Karpowicz: Concept/Director/Art Director/Performer
5. Seiðr (2019) – performance created in the Arctic Circle, inspired by the female Vikings. Karpowicz: Concept/ Direct/ Art Director/ Performer
6. Loop of Vast Emotions (2021) – four-channel film about bodily sovereignty, closeness to nature and finding stillness in the crowded chaos of civilisation. Karpowicz: Concept/Director/Videographer/Editor/Performer
7. I will love you until I die (2021) – one-channel video presenting a tale of love as it evolves through sentient form, ever towards higher expression. Karpowicz: Concept/Director/Editor/Performer
8. Liberation Flight (2018) – a series of videos exploring the desire for the acceptance and to feel free in our bodies. Karpowicz: Concept/Director/Videographer/Editor
9. School Reading (2021) – one channel film presenting a journey into childhood mixed with the observation of the current situation in Poland; a result of conservative education and the influence of the Catholic Church on politics and culture. Karpowicz: Concept/Director/Videographer/Editor/Performer

Music: Soundtrack ‘Body as Home’ by Occult Hardware

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SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECTS

SEIÐR (2019) – The photographs present the performance SEIðR created in the Arctic Circle. The performance was a ritual inspired by the female Vikings during the late Scandinavian Iron Age.

‘Let’s Talk About Sex’ (2015-2018) – a psychological art experiment inspired by the famous research of Alfred Kinsey on human sexual behaviour. I interviewed and photographed a great diversity of 300 people representing different ages, genders, sexual orientations and social backgrounds. The project won two Awards at the National Open Art Competition UK (Best Portrait Award & Visitors Choice Award).

Women at Home  (2017) – a series of empowering photographs seen through the lens of the female gaze. In opposition to the mass media culture, the project re-addresses human physicality, sexuality, and identity.

Liberation Flight (2018) – a series of photographs exploring the desire for the acceptance and feeling free in our bodies.