OTEKI - Iga BORKOWSKA, Kinga ZIELIŃSKA, Totem No. 35; 2023

Glazed ceramic, unglazed ceramic, brass; 21 x 10 x 10 cm
Signed on bottom: OTEKI no 35

We have encapsulated our search for form, color combinations to create our own semi-abstract language in a vertical arrangement, which forms TOTEM.
It is our nod to two coexisting realities - nature and civilization.
We represent the proximity of nature, its shapes, space, occurring processes and delicate stimuli as gray, streamlined stones. In making them, we take care of subtle differences in hue, texture, shape and size. But we can't pretend to live only among stones and turn our backs on everyday life. So we introduced the stimuli of civilization. To describe them, in turn, we made cylinders, discs, tubes, irregular shapes and balls. We emphasize these forms with sharp edges, shimmering and penetrating colors, brightness, striking contrasts and flashes.
When creating and assembling the individual elements, we want to remain "true to the material" and create a space for two simultaneous realities that cannot be separated.
They constitute a whole, played for four hands in which everyone can see their TOTEM.

OTEAMS
Iga Borkowska, Kinga Zielińska