Celyna Ziolkowski

Exhibition Dates :
4 April – 3 May 2025
Daily 10am – 4pm

What happens when everyday items are re-purposed?

Mass production and super consumerism have created a throw away culture. We easily dispose of items without a second thought.

While we deal with the issue of sustainability, recycling, re-purposing and finite resources…what happens when we re-imagine what something could be?
Can we give it a new life, a new purpose?
How can we keep it out of landfill?
And what if we could have some fun with it?

To give a few seconds joy to someone, to put a smile on a face, to bring back a memory, communicate a message, decorate a wall or a wearer, summon attention or simply be a bit of fun?
Could we imagine?
Re-IMAGINE?

This collection takes everyday items and re-purposes them…re-imagining what they could be. Providing a second life to otherwise landfill, these “new pieces” have made a comeback as something else…an item of jewellery, a garment, an accessory, a wall hanging, etc…

Taking inspiration from the Pop Art movement and artists who elevated everyday common objects to iconic status symbols, Celyna Ziolkowski has taken easily recognisable objects and transformed them to wearable art pieces, costumes and decoration.

Next time you’re about to throw something out, perhaps you might also stop, and consider what that piece could possibly become with a little imagination.