Marek Zygmunt
Element I, II, III
The films Element I, II, and III were made as part of the Beyond Postmodernism project initiated by Marek Rogulski. Zygmunt’s contemplative and symbolic work takes the form of a trilogy, but its sequences can also be viewed separately. The blue of the water, the calm, monotonous soundtrack, the view of the artist sitting in a meditative pose at the bottom of the pool – these are the main motifs of the three films shown in a loop. The meditating figure initially emerges rhythmically to replenish the air in his lungs, while in the middle sequence he uses technology and achieves his experience without needing to pause to swim to the surface. Element III is not a record of the authentic course of events, like the two previous parts, but a digital montage, where at the end of the meditation the artist’s figure “dissolves” in the water, as if in an ocean of consciousness. The recording of the video performance Element I, II, III is a breakthrough for the artist, demonstrating that technology and art can serve as tools for personal growth.
Marek Zygmunt
(b. 1975) a performance artist, the creator of multimedia installations,
videos, film art forms and documents, as well as a designer of exhibitions
and multimedia for theatre scenography. He studied architecture at the Gdańsk University of Technology, graduating in 2002. Since 1995, he has been creating projects that blend art, technology and philosophy. Drawing from Buddhism, he places both himself and his audience in situations where experience and choices contribute to the development of the individual’s awareness.