Bartek Arobal Kociemba ^(PL)

Bartek Arobal Kociemba (1984) is Copenhagen-based Polish visual artist, spiritual teacher, and co-founder of artist-run VLP Gallery. Self-taught, he works with mixed media, installation, performance, and ritual. Mentee of a renown curator Aneta Szyłak. He recently exhibited at the MOMA Warsaw and Juxtapose Art Fair.

In his work, he seeks a common root for botanical, animalistic, and sensual motifs of otherness from the perspective of an uprooted migrant and a meditating seeker, where what’s visible and invisible are equal. His initiatives, including Queer Meditations, supported by LGBT+ Denmark, showcase spiritual and communal influences. At the VLP Gallery, he cultivates diverse dialogues, uniting creators from varied backgrounds, reclaiming and redefining the old saying “At leve på polsk” into a manifesto of mutual support beyond privilege.