HISTOLOGY OF THE SOUL, 2018-2020

Paintings for the new world- portals to the other realm

PART 1

Works on silk with acrylic and silk paint

Part of the series was created during lockdown in Mallorca

Nb 19, 137x 234cm, silk paint, acrylic on silk

Histology of the soul Nb 16, 153x107cm, mixed media on canvas

PART 2

Light sensitive works. Works on silk with photochromic and termochromia paint

These monochrome pieces will develop into colour when exposed to light and heat.

INSTALLATION SHOTS FROM THE SOLO SHOW AT THE BWA MODERN ART GALLERY IN WAŁBRZYCH, POLAND, 2025

Some paintings have a scanner with UV light to activate the pigment. Others have multiple heaters to warm up the therm-chromic paint.

The "Histology of the Soul" series is a powerful exploration of human essence, drawing direct inspiration from microscopic images of the body’s cells and tissues. While traditional histology studies anatomy, this collection applies the term to the soul—the deep, intimate core that defines our physicality and form. The series vividly connects the body's internal state to its environment through its unique media: photochromic pigments that instantaneously intensify with UV light, and thermochromic colours that visibly react to temperature. This duality mirrors how the living body responds to external factors like light, heat, and stress with immediate physiological shifts, transforming the canvas into a dynamic record of unseen internal states.

The work was created during the intense introspection of the 2019–2021 pandemic and lockdown periods, driven by the artist’s decades-long experience with an Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)—a condition whose visible reaction to environmental stimuli directly dictated the choice of reactive painting techniques. This exploration of the personal microcosm led to a technical collaboration with Professor Stanisław Bartkiewicz of the Wrocław University of Science and Technology. The partnership resulted in custom lighting and scanning installations that illuminate each painting, revealing the full, vibrant spectrum of the photochromic and thermochromic reactions, thereby allowing the "Histology of the Soul" to finally "see the light" and share its intimate colours with the viewer.