My Kitchen 

Editor: This piece, titled "My Kitchen" is an oil painting by Iwo Zaniewski. It’s a domestic scene viewed from above. It feels…grounded somehow, very real. What strikes you about it? Curator: What resonates for me is the symbolism inherent in the domestic space, particularly the kitchen. This space is often imbued with ideas of nourishment, labor, and, significantly, feminine identity. What's particularly interesting is how the artist chose to render it, with this bird’s-eye view. Does that perspective evoke any specific associations for you? Editor: It's definitely an unexpected angle! Maybe a sense of overview, of control or perhaps detachment? The perspective makes me think of efficiency. Curator: Precisely! It abstracts the familiar. The artist also chooses specific items – the pots, the teapot, the simple glass and spoon. Everyday objects elevated through paint. These are the implements through which we enact daily rituals, feeding ourselves, connecting with traditions. Notice how these objects create a constellation of meaning that expands far beyond the kitchen itself. Editor: So, are you saying the arrangement is significant? Curator: I would suggest so. This kitchen speaks to more than just cooking, the kitchen carries generational information, a link to family memory. The oil paint lends a kind of reverence too. What does it communicate to you? Editor: I never would have considered it so loaded, somehow, but now I see all the implied history there, made manifest through humble objects. Curator: And isn't that the power of imagery?