Monika Gabriela Dorniak        
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Aesthetics of Knowledge (2019-ongoing) 




Image 1-4: Monika Gabriela Dorniak, “Aesthetics Of Knowledge”, 2019-2022, crystal sculpture series. Photo: P.L.U.R. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026.





EN: Aesthetics of Knowledge (2019–ongoing) is a series of crystal sculptures grown from ethanol, pigments, and bodily fluids such as blood and saliva. The material interplay between more-than-human elements and essential substances of the body forms a clinamenic, non-hierarchical network, symbolising the dependence of human beings on their environment.

While the crystal stone always remains the main protagonist when activated within an installation, the configuration itself morphs each time, responding directly to local sites and entities, such as rivers, animals, and other inhabitants.

Supported by the Senatsverwaltung für Kunst und Kultur, Berlin (2020), Hosek Contemporary, künstlerische Tatsachen, IntheCloset..



DE: Aesthetics of Knowledge (2019–laufend) ist eine Serie von Kristallskulpturen, die aus Ethanol, Pigmenten und Körperflüssigkeiten wie Blut und Speichel gezüchtet werden. Das materielle Zusammenspiel zwischen mehr-als-menschlichen Elementen und den essenziellen Substanzen des Körpers bildet ein klinamenisches, nicht-hierarchisches Netzwerk, das die Abhängigkeit des Menschen von seiner Umwelt symbolisiert.

Während der Kristallstein bei der Aktivierung in einer Installation stets die Hauptrolle einnimmt, verändert sich die Konfiguration jedes Mal und reagiert unmittelbar auf lokale Orte, Flüsse, Tiere und andere Bewohner*innen.

Unterstützt durch die Senatsverwaltung für Kunst und Kultur, Berlin (2020), Hosek Contemporary, künstlerische Tatsachen, IntheCloset.






Image 5-6: Monika Gabriela Dorniak, “Aesthetics Of Knowledge”, 2019-2022, crystal sculpture series. Photo: P.L.U.R. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026.
 



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