ELUSIVE SENSE: ON THE FLUID BOUNDARIES OF PERCEPTION Cosmodernism, Agnieszka Mastalerz, panGenerator, Janek Simon and Iga Węglińska 

FIVE POLISH ARTISTS EXPLORE THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON THE SENSORY LANDSCAPE 

PRESENTED AS A KEY ELEMENT OF THE UK/POLAND SEASON 2025 

An exhibition staged in two parts: Centerspace, Bristol: 5 September – 18 September 2025 art’otel London Hoxton: 21 September – 4 October 2025 London Preview: Saturday 20 September 2025, 6pm 

Coinciding with London Design Festival 

5 September – 4 October 2025 Media enquiries, interviews and images: Sara Macdonald | saramairi@hotmail.com 

Top Row from left to right: ‘Fluid Interfaces,’ Cosmodernism (2022-2025), ‘Meta Folklore v0.2.4’, Janek Simon, photo courtesy of Raster Gallery (2022), NMSNNG Video Still,’ Agnieszka Mastalerz (2022) Bottom Row from left to right: ‘HASH2HASH,’ panGenerator, photo by Maciej Jędrzejewski (2017), ‘Perfect Sense,’ Iga Weglinska, photo by Mila Łapko (2024) 

London, UK – 29 August 2025 – Elusive Sense: On the Fluid Boundaries of Perception is a group exhibition showcasing the work of five leading contemporary artists from Poland who each explore the impact of technology on the sensory landscape. Presented as part of the UK / Poland Season 2025, a diverse cultural dialogue taking place in over 100 art events across 40 cities in the two countries, Elusive Sense: On The Fluid Boundaries Of Perception is curated by Anna Szylar, a specialist who focuses on the intersection of culture, art and new technologies. 

The exhibition will be staged in two parts: at Centerspace in Bristol and art’otel London Hoxton from 5 September – 4 October with a series of events highlighting the central themes of the exhibition and how they extend through to fashion, design and music. 

The London element of Elusive Sense: On The Fluid Boundaries Of Perception will be launched during London Design Festival with a preview on Saturday 20 September celebrating the pioneering practice of Cosmodernism, Agnieszka Mastalerz, panGenerator, Janek Simon and Iga Węglińska, with introductions by participating artists. 

Technology has permeated every aspect of daily life with our shared experience of the world becoming inextricably interwoven with it. Elusive Sense: On The Fluid Boundaries Of Perception considers how this is impacting the sensory landscape and probes the challenges that technology’s ever-expanding entity poses to humanity. Each of the artists explores how technology becomes not just a tool but an active agent that shapes our bodies, minds, our perception of reality and our understanding of ourselves. Does technology enhance our senses, or does it lead to their functions being transferred to systems on which we are ever more dependent? Does this mediated sensation allow us to survive in an increasingly stimulating reality, or does it strip us of a vital plane for maintaining authentic contact with the world around us? 

Aleksandra Szymańska, Director, Creative Industries Institute: “Poland’s Creative Tech sector is rapidly evolving, blending art, culture, and cutting-edge technology. As digital tools, artificial intelligence, and immersive experiences reshape how we create and engage audiences, Polish innovators and startups are co-creating a new wave of creativity — merging tradition with technological breakthroughs and redefining the future of the creative industry. Elusive Sense: On The Fluid Boundaries Of Perception is an opportunity for Creative Industries Institute to further support the visionary community with five artists who each explore the impact of technology on humanity in a captivating showcase of pioneering artistic talent in Poland. ” 

Anna Szylar, Curator, Elusive Sense: On The Fluid Boundaries Of Perception: “Elusive Sense brings together the very best artists working in Poland who are harnessing the opportunities that technology presents us with to interrogate the very possibilities it offers. How will technology impact our senses and does this add to or take away from our shared experience as humanity. Cosmodernism, Agnieszka Mastalerz, panGenerator, Janek Simon and Iga Węglińska each offer a unique and compelling perspective on what I perceive to be the most 

urgent questions of our time. We are thrilled to exhibit their work in Bristol and in London during the Design Festival – a moment when the international creative community is championed in the UK’s capital.” 

Elusive Sense: On The Fluid Boundaries Of Perception is organised by Creative Industries Institute, an institution created to support and connect creative industries. The exhibition at art’otel in London is co-organised by On&On Designs, a cultural studio and events curator that supports European creatives in entering and influencing the UK market, particularly in design, retail, interiors and placemaking. The UK/Poland Season 2025 is initiated by the British Council and co-organised by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute and the Polish Cultural Institute. 

Curatorial Text by Anna Szylar The artistic dialogue established between the works of Iga Węglińska and Agnieszka Mastalerz is underpinned by a palpable tension that considers the central questions posed by the curatorial direction of Elusive Sense: On The Fluid Boundaries Of Perception. Węglińska’s work, rooted in transhumanism and the anthropology of the body, examines the limits of human communication. Agnieszka Mastalerz focuses on the mechanisms of control inherent in our relationship with technology. 

Another theme addressed in the exhibition is the nature of the digital image, exploring not only its creation and consumption but its life cycle. In their installation Hash to ash, the art collective panGenerator poignantly illustrates the fragility of digital memories by transforming the viewer’s selfie, taken in the exhibition, into a handful of physical ash. Seen alongside Infinity, the collective’s second piece on display, the works serve as a critique of the hypnotic and exhausting search for visual stimulation on social media. Kamil Czapiga’s (known as Cosmodernism) works, appear to be computer-generated video, but are in fact ecosystems of living organisms observed under a microscope. Czapiga creates „science fiction, but without the fiction”. 

Janek Simon’s series ‘Meta Folklore’ enters into a direct confrontation with the influence of artificial intelligence on our understanding of heritage, tradition, and identity. Simon’s work poses a crucial question about the future: will artificial intelligence enable the birth of a new, rich, and syncretic global culture, or will it flatten history and identity? 

TICKETS: here

BRISTOL – opening 5 September, 6:00 p.m., Centrespace Studios & Gallery (until 18 September)

LONDON – opening 20 September, 6:00 p.m., art’otel London Hoxton (until 4 October)