Michał Smandek
- PhD
- PhD
Born in Ruda Śląska in 1981, he lives and works in Katowice. A visual artist, he creates sculptures, installations and photographs. He is interested in the interdependencies of human activities and nature, in space modifications, examining and testing the properties of matter. During his travels he looks for inaccessible places, which become a background for his land art. He appropriates for his own purposes situations with a high artistic factor. His works are derive from keen observation, awareness of the gesture, and watching inconspicuous processes. Winner of the ShowOFF section of the Kraków Photomonth Festival (2015), participant of the LAM 360° land art biennial in Mongolia (2014) and of the 1st International Land Art Symposium in India (2017). He collaborates with the Rodriguez Gallery.