Sorcha Dallas

Bodzianowski’s absurd theatre makes salutary alterations into the fabric of everyday life, casting a wry eye over Camus’ Myth of Sisyphus in the process. Domestic détournements are composed of a ribald wit and verve whose impact is alternately nebulous or robust – the minutiae of life elevated to centre stage. Magically realist performances, documents and objects make up a prolific practice informed by droll pathos and an eye for incongruity. Bodzianowski’s insouciant flanerie recalls the chess career of Marcel Duchamp, or Arthur Cravan’s forays into boxing, forever blurring the boundaries between art and life, poetry and gaucherie.

Bodzianowski was born in 1968. He lives and works in Lodz, Poland and is represented by Foksal Gallery, Warsaw. This will be his first UK solo show.