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'In the work of Anna Orlikowska the theme of ‘space activation’ is central. She manages to make refined observations of the rooms, halls and spaces, savouring their acoustics, the sounds that go with function, the singing coming form the heating systems, the humming of cooling ventilators. She ‘replies’ to these situations with voice works that are both elegant and arresting. It points at a fundamental issue in the urban life: we build our cities, but how actually is it to be in the spaces that make our cities? What are these spaces besides our use of them? How is it, when a person is in the room like a bird is in the tree? Space is an evasive phenomenon, it often is considered ‘that what is vacant’, the emptiness that can be used. The works of Anna Orlikowska make you realise that ‘space’ is a poetic presence, surrounding us all, all the time' - Maarten de Reus
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Anna Orlikowska is an artist from Warsaw currently based in Amsterdam. Her works have been shown in international solo and group exhibitions, including the Framer Framed in Amsterdam, Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art in Warsaw, Neuer Kunstverein in Wuppertal, Art Rotterdam, Randy Alexander Gallery in Chicago, The Suburban in Milwaukee, Casa do Povo in Sao Paulo. Orlikowska received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago as a New Artist Society Fellow. She is also a graduate of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam. She was an artist in residence at EKWC (European Workcenter) in Oisteriwjk, Fonderie Darling in Montreal, Residency Unlimited in Brooklyn, LES Studio Program in New York, Eastside International in Los Angeles and has been awarded prizes and fellowships such as Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, Mondriaan Fund Young Talent, the Clare Rosen and Samuel Edes Foundation Prize for Emerging Artists Finalist Award, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds. Her work has been featured in magazines such as ArtReview, Contemporary Lynx and Museumtijdschrijft. (full bio>>)