Xawery Wolski, the Polish sculptor who is based in Mexico City and New York creates works which are primarily concerned with timelessness and infinity. Taking into consideration cultural, historical, symbolic and philosophical factors, the artist builds layers of meanings based on both the past and present. He expresses these as geological structures forming essential compositions in space.
Wolski came to Thailand to enrich his sculptural vocabulary. Upon the invitation of the James H.W. Thompson Foundation, Xawery Wolski became an artist in residence at the Jim Thompson Art Center for one month. After visiting and conducting research in Bangkok, Nakhon Rachasima, Ratchaburi and Chiang Mai, he started to develop a new series of works including textile-based pieces using materials from the Jim Thompson factory in Pak Thong Chai, and ceramic and bronze sculptures created at various local kilns and foundries.
Wolski said about his exhibition at the Jim Thompson Art Center: “I would like to propose a small selection of works that have been created in Mexico and New York and juxtapose them with new works created during my stay in Thailand. By doing so, I will thus achieve a parallel departure point for the project. This provides a new perspective to this body of work involving different cultural contexts and will hopefully open a new dialogue between two inspirational sources, distant in terms of geography, but having a great deal in common in the area of anthropology and the use of sculptural materials and their functions. The work is intended to convey additional meaning to a location that is historically understood as one of the world’s most important centers of textile design, especially silk. This country is simultaneously contemporary and historical, and consciously carries the heritage of past generations.”
The exhibition was made possible by the Ministry of Culture, Mexico and the Mexican Embassy, Thailand, and the James H.W. Thompson Foundation.
