Piotr Urbaniec in residence
Piotr Urbaniec is a visual and performance artist based in Amsterdam. His current research centers on waves, understood both as water glitches and optical disturbances across gridded surfaces.
The project takes an allegorical turn, reflecting on the futile human attempt to control nature—especially the weather—while ultimately remaining vulnerable to its unpredictable, atmospheric forces.
The only way to protect ourselves from those forces is to sharpen our senses and perception to be able to see it and recognize it.
During Museumnacht on 11 October, Piotr Urbaniec’s installation will be on view throughout the evening at The Grey Space. Twice during the night – at 19:30 and 21:30 – the work will be activated through a live performance by the artist.
Remember: you need a Museumnacht ticket to enter our space this evening. For tickets please buy them here.
Piotr Urbaniec (1992, Poland) is a graduate of DAS Theatre (2023), he previously took part in De Ateliers (2018–2020), Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture (2018), and Residency Unlimited in New York (2016).
Urbaniec is a laureate of the Mondriaan Fund, Paul Deiters Stipendium and Artistic Journey of Hestia Award. His works have been shown at numerous festivals, including Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, Short Waves Festival, and Giswil Performance Art.
Bau and The Grey Space collaborate once a year in a curated residency. The organizations invite an eye-catching maker who moves at the interface of performance and visual art, This resident will have the ability to work in both Amsterdam and The Hague and relate to the arts field and audience there.