Clouds is one of Xawery Wolski’s most extensive spatial works. For many years the artist has drawn inspiration from nature, working with natural materials and organic forms. In Clouds he is interested not so much in recreating a natural phenomenon as in exploring how it is transformed by human imagination. Real clouds are constantly changing, unpredictable and unique. Here, they take on a simplified and regular form. What is elusive and singular in nature is reduced to a recognizable symbol that exists in the collective imagination. 

This perspective reflects the artist’s broader practice, shaped by years spent living in Mexico and by numerous journeys across South America, Asia and India. Despite the diversity of sources, materials, and traditions Wolski draws upon, his work remains remarkably coherent. He is interested in forms, symbols, and experiences that recur across different cultures. The cloud is one such universal image. We live under the same sky and surround it with meanings embedded in mythologies, art and language. Wolski does not seek to unify these meanings, rather, he is interested in what precedes them: a simple, universally recognizable form capable of evoking entirely different associations. 

Created twenty years ago, Clouds was previously exhibited in art institutions. Its presentation at Hala Koszyki places the installation in an entirely different context: an open, heavily frequented public space. Rather than being displayed within a neutral exhibition environment, the work now interacts with the surrounding architecture and movement, bringing a sense of lightness to Koszyki’s post-industrial interiors. This shift in setting offers a fresh perspective on Clouds as a piece that engages in dialogue with its environment and temporarily transforms the character of the space. 

Organized by dela.art foundation, Eneris, Koszyki, 
Partners: Warsaw Gallery Weekend, Wolski Foundation