Artist information – Ania Bas

Ania is a collaborative artist from Poland, now based in the West
Midlands, UK.

She invites everyday people to take part in creative
processes that lead to creation of art works. She uses different
media: photography, Internet, text messages to explore themes of
communication, language, sense of belonging to space, time and
culture. Ania's work often blurs edges of what art is, and who
produces it. Her recent project can be seen at: www.adoptaplant.co.uk

Relevant Projects Include:

The LINK project

Project was exploring the theme of belonging to a place and role of an artist in the community. Project’s documentation and on-line gallery can be seen at: www.thelinkproject.co.uk. Panoramic pictures taken in Cheylesmore, Coventry, 2005.
Exhibition at BBC Coventry and Warwickshire Open Centre- March 2006.

Taming a new language

Project was exploring how second language influences thinking, sensitivity, and perception of its user.
Exhibition at Bilston Craft Gallery - part of Making Words exhibition. January – March 2006.
Commissioned by Bilston Craft Gallery.

Visual diary

The visual diary was Ania's response to her new life, an environment, culture and language. When Ania decided to move to UK she wanted to learn her new world through her favourite, well-known and safe medium: camera. 52 triptychs about 52 first weeks in England. 2004-2005. Exhibition of first 12 weeks: Art Institute, Kaunas, Lithuania (March May 2005).