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