Martha Weglinska
Poland
Marta Weglinska, born on March 16, 1990, in Lubing, Poland, earned her MA in Intermedia from the University of Arts in Poznan in 2016, following her BA in Painting from the same institution in 2014. She has engaged in numerous curatorial projects, solo and group exhibitions, and festivals across different countries. Marta's work often explores imagery, language, and space through a diverse range of techniques that frequently challenge conventional media. Her artistic outputs encompass films, art books, sculptures, installations, paintings, and photographs. She also writes and curates exhibitions, and has been a co-founder of Silverado Gallery since 2013.
During her three-month residency at the REDBASE Foundation, Marta is concentrating on a project inspired by Indonesian culture, delving into mythology, beliefs, traditional dance, and ancient texts. Her research focuses on both contemporary and historical aspects of Indonesian life, particularly in Central Java and Yogyakarta. The project investigates the timeless and universal unity of two supreme deities, male and female. It draws inspiration from various facets of Indonesian culture, including symbolic interpretations of nature, mythology and beliefs (such as Dewi Sri and the meaning of gunungan), traditional dance (like the Panji story), ancient literary works (including Wanban Wideya, the Javanese Panji narrative; Arjunawiwaha, Mpu Kanwa’s account of Arjuna’s marriage; and Sumanasantaka by Mpu Monaguna), and ancient architecture.
You Are A Master at Capturing My Desire and Affection
Solo Exhibition - 8 – 22 July, 2017
REDBASE Foundation Indonesia
You Are A Master at Capturing My Desire and Affection explores the eternal and universal union between the feminine and masculine divine grounded in an investigation of Indonesian mythology classical literature traditional dance and natural symbolisms centered around Yogyakarta The project positions the lush equatorial environment as a prime catalyst for erotics and fertility where the dynamic interplay of landscape from the volcanic power of Mount Merapi to the sacred waters of the South Coast mirrors the cosmic balance of Lingam and Yoni
Drawing deeply from Javanese court traditions and classical texts like the Panji tales the exhibition translates these timeless narratives of desire transformation and romance into a multi media visual presentation Key motifs include the symbolic colors of traditional Panji masks and the metaphor of melting palm sugar and batik wax which reflects the rhythmic movement of the sun and moon Ultimately the exhibition acts as a poetic bridge between local cultural heritage and universal human expressions of love passion and vitality
Batik No. 1 Batik on mori fabric 151 cm x 84 cm, 2017
Batik No. 2 Batik on mori fabric 206 cm x 108 cm, 2017
Batik No. 3 Batik on mori fabric 69cm x 235cm, 2017
Batik No. 4 Batik on mori fabric 207 cm x 82 cm, 2017
Batik No. 5 Batik on mori fabric 207 cm x 74cm, 2017
Batik No. 6 Batik on mori fabric 201cm x 98cm, 2017