Sławek Belina: Norma

Sławek Belina - artist, photographer; in the past, a long-time bartender of Bagdad Cafe in Łódź, a listener of the Private Academy of Absurd by Adam Rzepecki (according to many, the most outstanding student of Master Rzepecki), co-founder of the Łódź Fabryczna group, in addition to photography, he also deals with sculpture, creates installations; poet, known for his love of embroidery, crocheting; worked in the editorial office of Dziewczyny, headed the culture department in the magazine Max, was editor-in-chief of Activist and Or magazine, artistic director of Machina; author of several guides, among which it is worth mentioning 
O How to idolize yourself on Ament, How to effectively dramatize your attitude to life and achieve success I Six to eight holes in the human body and the same number of ways to block them. This is only the most important information about professional activity that can be found by reviewing the artist's resumes. He himself, during an interview prepared in connection with his latest exhibition in Atlas Sztuki, when asked by Krzysztof Cichon what the profession was written in the column, he replied: With the American visa I entered: editor. At the Vietnamese: dancer. But I also take into account such archaic professions as obstetrician and matchmaker.

The project carried out by Sławek Belina in Atlas Sztuki required him to know several professions. W Norms Belina cast himself in many roles. He is both a dancer, a costume designer and a tailor, singer, set designer, director. The effect of various Belina treatments will be shown in the form of an eight-channel video installation in Atlas Sztuki. 

In the catalogue we publish two texts on the work of Sławek Belina and his latest project, Standards. Ewa Gorządek draws our attention to the fact that Norm Beliny is a continuation of fun and playing with a costume, transferred to the field of art. 

The artist designed a series of costume costumes for himself, for which the starting point was a jersey or the form of an airy curtain hiding the body, but very susceptible to its movements. The costumes are also masks, because they also cover the artist's face, which allows him to feel completely anonymous in them. Belina set off with his disguises into the world, first to St. Mark to Venice, then to New York, Hanoi and Cairo, and finally to Łódź. An anonymous character in an anonymous environment. 

Magda Kardasz sees Norm Belins as a syncretic and atmospheric work, in which "artificial", fifth (?) An element in the form of Mr. Belina dressed in theatrical and futuristic costumes performs an enigmatic dance among the banal hustle and bustle of cities from different cultures. I cordially invite you to visit the Atlas Sztuki and see who Mr. Belina is in his latest project.