On May 15, 2025, the exhibition „Shifted Horizons” presented at the Potocki Palace Gallery in Krakow ended. We publish a report from this event.
Shifting the horizon – a term that, in our opinion, reflects a complex perceptual and cultural phenomenon, characterized by a change of perspective, a disruption of proportions, and a departure from a realistic perception of the world. In a cultural context, this process manifests itself through the deconstruction of familiar landscapes, a change of scale and boundaries, leading to the derealization of reality.
The exhibition draws attention to the issue of the perception of a distorted, oneiric and ambiguous reality and provokes the question of how artists react to the growing sense of absurdity and changes that go beyond the framework of logical order.
Is art a form of diagnostics of the condition of modernity? Or maybe the creative impulse generated by the experience of cognitive dissonance leads to the construction of alternative models of reality? Or maybe we are heading towards imaginary, unreal worlds, perceived as safe and stable?
The horizon, traditionally understood as a symbol of the border between the known and the unknown, is fragmented in this process, thus opening up new narrative spaces.
This concept oscillates on the border between reality and imagination, exploring the liminal areas of human perception. Shifted horizons evoke the impression of fluidity and changeability, resonating with mental and dreamlike landscapes, blurring the distinctions between fiction and reality.
The exhibition also situates its considerations in the context of contemporary challenges, with particular emphasis on the issue of artistic cooperation at the European level. It thus enables reflection on relations in the field of art in a broad spectrum – locality, heritage, common or divergent points of reference.
The exhibition can be viewed until May 15, 2025. The event is also part of the Cracow Art Week Krakers 2025 program.
Artists:
Bruchnalski Filip, Cholewa Stanisław, Gil Krzysztof, Hadrian Dorota, Hajdo Mateusz, Hryshchuk Denys, Jargusz Piotr, Koros Radim, Kostewicz Michał, Łuczyna Małgorzata, Łukaszewska Agnieszka, Mayen Eric, Murzyn Łukasz, Najder Andrzej, Niespodziewana – Rados Małgorzata, Nowacka Natalia, Ogórek Ernest, Olbrychtowicz Maria, Padło Tomasz, Peszko Konrad, Pierzchała Jakub, Plińska Weronika, Rafalski Mateusz, Sadowska Anna, Wasilewska Maria, Wielek Małgorzata, Wojas Angelika, Wywiórski Sebastian, Zaskórski Bartosz
Curators: Sebastian Bożek, Witold Winek
Visual identification of the exhibition: Konrad Peszko