WIFI & WATERCOLORS

2025

Wallpieces

Mixed media on canvas mounted on wooden constructions, combined with site-specific wall paintings.

Variable dimensions.

Installation view at Zeller van Almsick, Vienna

A wall is not just an architectural element; it connects the inside with the outside, the private with the public, and serves as a symbolic space for identity and history. It can represent the hopes and dreams of an individual or the collective values of a society. A wall holds stories — it can shape and protect the spaces in which we live, but it can also isolate us. Throughout history, the wall has been both a canvas and a stage, from the ancient frescoes of Pompeii to the murals of the Renaissance, and even the street art of today. It is a timeless medium, carrying the echoes of civilization's narratives. Lesnierwski builds upon this legacy by referencing overpainted graffiti in public space — swift acts of censorship where critical or unwanted messages are hastily obscured with mismatched layers of paint. These erasures, often politically motivated, do not erase meaning entirely; instead, they leave behind visibly charged surfaces that reflect struggles over visibility, voice, and power. By drawing attention to these traces, Lesniewski engages in a dialogue with both the raw visual language of urban walls and the traditions of Color Field painting. Through this synthesis, the work opens a space where gesture, suppression, and memory are held in dynamic tension — a painterly response to the politics of marking, covering, and enduring.

Installation shots Simon Veres