Martyna Benedyka
Swimmer, 2019
Oil on wood panel
40 x 20 cm
Unique Works
Frame not included
Signature: Lower right corner
Return is a deeply personal and reflective exploration of the cyclical nature of memory, loss, and rediscovery. This project delves into the emotional landscapes shaped by time and distance, capturing the essence of returning - not only to places but also to moments and feelings long buried or forgotten. Through oil on wood, I challenge the boundaries between the past and present, creating works that reflect both the beauty and the complexity of revisiting what was once lost. The images, while rooted in personal experience, are designed to resonate universally, inviting the viewer to reflect on their own relationships with memory and time. Return is an act of reconciliation with the past. It explores how we reconstruct our sense of self and identity as we face the fragments of our histories and the places we once knew. Each piece serves as a meditation on the concept of home, the emotional ties we create with spaces, and the longing for a place of belonging.
Martyna Benedyka
France, b. 1991
Martyna Benedyka (b. 1991, Poland) is a multidisciplinary visual and performing artist and classically trained coloratura soprano, working with image, voice, and sound. Drawing from a rich cultural and linguistic background, she creates across English, German, French, Italian, Romanian, and Japanese. Working across painting, drawing, photography, textile work, collage, installation, and sound, she focuses on the instability of memory - both personal and collective - while exploring how these moments affect our sense of identity and our experience of beauty. She studied Art and Design at the Gray’s School of Art in Scotland, UK, graduating with a First Class BA (Hons) in Fine Art Painting; Classical Singing (Opera, Lied, Oratorio) and Music Pedagogy at the George Enescu National University of Arts; and Baroque Singing at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music. She has exhibited in the UK, Italy, Germany, Austria, France, Ireland, Denmark, Poland, Czechia, Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Iceland, South Korea, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, and the USA. She is a member of Futures Photography, The Netherlands and Art Contemporain en Bretagne, France, among others.