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Dominika Olszowy / My Scent is a Scent of a Woman

Dominika Olszowy’s latest piece evokes the smell of skin warmed-up in the sun - the need for rest and the search for a refuge.

The artpiece of Dominika Olszowy is presented in Nowy Teatr till the 6th of March 2022.

Dominika Olszowy’s latest piece evokes the smell of skin warmed-up in the sun - the need for rest and the search for a refuge.

The artpiece of Dominika Olszowy is presented in Nowy Teatr till the 6th of March 2022.


What is the shape of warmth? Is it a candle flame, a trace of a kiss on skin or a trickle of urine on the snow? How to draw courage (squinting eyes looking up to the sky)?

In the final part of the exhibition “My Scent is a Scent of a Woman” we will see a colourful stained glass window above our heads. The light that enters through the glass can be a Band-Aid or a soothing compress. It can make our faces tan, nourishing us with vitamin D. It can be a playful glint, a childhood game, a collective mirage. It can be a scent.


Dominika Olszowy is a visual artist and performance creator. She works across different media, using video, performance, installation and a particular mixture of truth and confabulation. She thinks of her works as amulets that conjure and tame the reality in crisis. Deeply rooted in personal experiences, her pieces on human condition and time are full of subtle humour. In her sculptures, Olszowy captures what is elusive and ephemeral. Characters from the immaterial world are given bodies. 

In 2008 Olszowy started a project of  an ephemeral Sandra Gallery. She co-founded a radical hip-hop group Cipedrapskuad and a moped gang Horsefuckers M.C. She frequently works in theatre as a set designer. In 2019 she received ”The Views - Deutsche Bank” award as the most interesting young Polish artist. She lives and works in Warsaw.

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