Nature is a temple

As part of the WGW+ section during Warsaw Gallery Weekend, Craftica Gallery will present a solo exhibition by Zofia Sobolewska Ursic, an artist working at the intersection of craft, design, and sculpture. The show focuses on a new series of works that further develop her unique style, rooted in experiments with straw marquetry and three-dimensional forms made from wood and metal.

The show explores contrasts — organic and geometric, raw and ornamental, traditional and contemporary. Sobolewska Ursic expands the use of straw as a decorative material into the realm of three-dimensional objects, revealing its sculptural potential and subtle sensitivity to light. The exhibition is a reflection on the role of ornament, the value of craftsmanship, and ways of redefining utilitarian forms within the context of contemporary art.

Zofia Sobolewska Ursic (b. 1982) lives and works in Kraków. She studied architecture at the University of Applied Arts Vienna (die Angewandte), under renowned figures such as Wolf D. Prix, Zaha Hadid, and Hernan Diaz Alonso. She honed her skills in straw marquetry at the prestigious Ateliers Lison de Caunes in Paris. Sobolewska Ursic is the winner of the second edition of KUNSZT, a program supporting contemporary artistic craft, run by the Starak Family Foundation. In 2025, her works were presented by Craftica Gallery at NOMAD St. Moritz and Salone del Mobile in Milan.