Dorota Kozieradzka
Born in 1982 in Opoczno. Graduated from the Faculty of Painting of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (2007). Completed her diploma project at Professor Jarosław Modzelewski’s painting studio and her annex project in photography under the supervision of Professor Grzegorz Kowalski. Began her photography studies at the Direction of Photography Department of the Łódz Film School in 2018. Photographer, painter.
Practiced figure skating since 2009, with considerable successes at amateur competitions. Laureate of the Young Poland Scholarship Programme of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage in 2009. Finalist of biennales, festivals and contests such as Fish Eye (2006, 2011), Bielska Jesień (2007), Warsaw Festival of Art Photography (2007), Siemens Fine Art Award contest (2007), Art Supermarket (2007).
DOROTA KOZIERADZKA
OLYMPIC CHARMER
2019 | cycle of 36 photographs, installation, video, performative action
I am an artist who trains skating in her spare time. Who we are is to some extent a resultant of a certain potential of who we could have been. In the Olympic Charmer project I reverse the proportion and make skating the most important of the life roles, remembering that in art I can be everything I want. I create an alter ego, a winning machine which does not know the taste of losing. Olympic Charmer is a formally complex project providing for a far-reaching hoax. Us-ing the photomontage techniques, I appropriate the successes of favourite skating stars, I appear on posters, covers of archival magazines dripping with medals, those awarded to me by someone and those awarded to me by myself. The real successes achieved in amateur competitions gradually give way to trophies from the most important sports events, with the collection being concluded with the Olympic gold. There is no place, time or nationality in this project. I am a total champion. All successes are mine.
