Particles of Woman | exhibition opening of paintings by Barbara Bazger
About the event
The “Particles of Woman” exhibition is a story about the female body in all its complexity — a body that transforms, becomes ill, bears scars, but also gives life, feels pleasure and demands acceptance. It is a story about visible and hidden corporeality, and about the inner voice that can suggest you are still “not enough”.
We invite you to the opening of works by Barbara Bazger: March 27, 2026, 7:00 PM. Venue: Gallery at Zajazd Kościuszkowski, ul. Białoprądnicka 3, Kraków. Entrance: free.
In addition to paintings, we will also present objects related to common women's illnesses, such as endometriosis or uterine fibroids.
The event is organized as part of Krakow Women's Month 2026 — details and full program
The corporeality of women has always been at the center of gazes, comments, expectations and social pressure of beauty norms. It is judged, analyzed, controlled and compared. The female body is often expected to be both delicate and sufficiently strong, subordinated to canons, yet retaining the appearance of “naturalness”. At the moment of motherhood it becomes a public space — admired, supervised, sometimes even appropriated. When there is no child, the body is also burdened with questions and social speculation.
About the author: Barbara Bazger – an artist born in 2001 in Katowice, graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice. In her work she explores themes related to the female body, medical deformations and scars. Bazger draws inspiration from medical publications and photography, using them to reveal complex relationships between art and medicine — spaces where the woman's body is sometimes reduced to an object of clinical analysis. Her works are a voice of dissent against cultural ideals that idealize the female body. The artist often works with her own body, treating it as a creative tool; she shows that transformations — both visible and invisible — are not only records of physical changes, but also deep psychological and existential experiences.
Event details:
- Opening: March 27, 2026, 7:00 PM
- Venue: Gallery at Zajazd Kościuszkowski, ul. Białoprądnicka 3, Kraków
- Entrance: free
Workshops with the artist: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 11:00 AM — accompanying the exhibition, painting workshops with Barbara Bazger. Entrance free, but registration required; details and registration
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