Szeroki Kadr / Nikon.pl
Inspirations
May 2026
English Translation
About My Practice
Working across different media, including photography, has always served as a tool for exploration and discovery for me, reflecting parts of myself I may not have been fully conscious of—whether my shadows, dreams, or desires—and revealing my inner landscape. I often begin an idea by capturing self-portraits, simply to see what comes through—what I am feeling, what I am thinking. My work starts very intuitively and then gradually solidifies into what I intend to present. By staying true, integral, and connected to myself throughout the process, I believe this is what allows others to connect with the work as well.
I've found it essential to remain curious, experimental, and explorative, no matter how long I've been practising. Moving into the unknown has become an important part of my process, taking one step at a time. There is a quote by Rumi: “As you start to walk on the way, the way appears,” which continues to resonate with me. It reminds me to embrace stepping into the unknown, trusting the process, and knowing there is nothing to fear.
Through the creative process, I've learned to welcome change—honour different versions of myself, and invite new materials and ideas. This has also taught me to trust my own direction, even when the path is unclear. There is another quote by Joseph Campbell: “If you can see your path laid out in front of you, it's probably someone else's.” Although advice and others' perspectives can be helpful for growth, what matters most is staying in alignment with who you are. Art connects us, so long as we stay true to ourselves.
About the Work
Here are a few samples from a work in progress, which I am deeply enjoying as it continues to unfold. After a series of dreams I had that seemed to mirror a physical illness—and experiences—my mother was going through, without me knowing at the time, I felt drawn to look deeper into our connection to one another, but also to the greater world around us. What began as a personal reflection gradually opened into a wider investigation into how the body holds memory, how experience is carried across generations, and how these intimate moments can echo within larger natural and cosmic cycles.
Stardust is an ongoing photographic project intended to develop into a book, bringing together self-portraits, family medical records, astrophotography archives, and collected documents from my home. Together, these scanned "artefacts" are layered and collaged as an investigation, drawing from recorded dreams and taking inspiration from cycles of decay and rebirth found in nature, the cosmos, and the body.
The work explores how similar structures and patterns repeat across different scales in the universe—what exists at the micro scale within the body expands into the macro, echoing patterns found across nature and the cosmos—ultimately becoming a journey of remembering our place within these cycles, and recognising the quiet divinity that exists within and around us.
‘Ja, Frau Chefin’
Paul Smiths Space
March - May 2026
Otherlands
Photomonth
October - November 2025
§t. ƒanourio§ þroject §þace
φάρμακον (ˈfɑːrməkɒn),
June 2025
PEP x La Nature exhibition
METAMORPHOSIS
June 2025
HYPHA Euston
Change Horse Midstream
October – November 2024
Crux Galerie
Photography Saved My Life
April 4 - June 1, 2024
VOGUE Greece
The Storyteller
May 2024
NADAN
Ab Bild
Nov 24 - Jan 28, 2024
HYPHA
As Above So Below
Oct. 31 - Nov. 25 , 2023
Mellemrummet, Godsbanen
Urds Brønd Gengangere
Sept. 26 - Oct. 27 2023
Holm Kunsthal
Urds Brønd
June 1 - July 30 2023
Luisa Catucci Gallery
Matrixial Spaces
March 7th – April 14th, 2023
HYPHA Studios
Marking Time Exhibition
Jan-Feb 2023
Curator Mag x Praxis
The Curator Mag Issue 2: Humanness & Materiality.
December, 2022
Ilk Perfume
Exploring the environment and one's subconscious through storytelling and symbolism in art.
June 2nd, 2022
LYNX Magazine
Art Residency: “Go There as an Empty Slate”
April 8th, 2022
Cortex Frontal
Oficina De Moldes Workshop
October 23, 2021
YES & NO Magazine
Issue 03:03
September 2021
Loreal Prystaj Discusses her Artwork at No.20
June 4, 2021
Islington Gazette
May 8th, 2021
Nasty Magazine
Feb 4th, 2021
The Columbia Hotel
June 2021- Current (2022)
womXn History Month
March 31st, 2021
Catalogue
Chiswick Magazine
Dec 10, 2020
NEO2
November 4, 2020
Interview with Loreal Prystaj, selfies of ecofeminism
Kovet.Art X Sotheby’s
In Conversation with: Brandei Estes, the Head of Photographs, Sotheby's London and Kovet Artist and Photographer Loreal Prystaj
October 13th, 2020 (30 min talk)
The Guardian
October 7, 2020
From UFO’s to Empty Clothes: The Best New Talent At Photo London
My Body, Myself : Paola Ugolini In Conversation with Loreal Prystaj
Live Streamed Webinar–July 16, 2020
Catch The Vibes
[artist interview] Loreal Prystaj @ Catch The Vibes
July 6, 2020
Dnipro Contemporary Culture Center
Gallery Tour March 15th, 2020
See The Incessant Metronome
Artsvit Gallery
Dnipro, Ukraine
Gallery Tour March 15th, 2020
See the work Selvedges Redefined
YES & NO Magazine
Issue 03:02
Unvaeled Journal
An Interview with Photographer, Loreal Prystaj
May 14th, 2019
Ashurst
Ashurst Art Prize Talk (Guest Speaker)
October 10th, 2018
London, UK
DIOR The Art of Color
Grand Halle at ARLES Photo Festival
July – Sept, 2018
Córtex Frontal , 2017
Arraiolos, Portugal
Public. Factory (Gallery)
Body and Bathworks Exhibition and performance
December 2015 –January 2016
New York, NY
Akiyoshidai International Art Village (Gallery)
Yuとme夢 Exhibition (alongside work in progress)
July-August 13, 2015
Yamaguchi, Japan.
Gallery Sensei
Being Exhibit –Loreal Prystaj (Solo Exhibit)
February 2015
Manhattan, New York
“Quite Brilliance” from Inner Child"
Loreal’s outstanding portfolio on the theme of“child” within a body that continues to age. All of her images display a dramatic and extraordinary use of light, and this is creatively apparent in Quiet Brilliance. Here, the masterly use of back-lighting gives heightened visual drama, as we witness a young girl, facing away from the camera, and seated at a desk, with her arms resting comfortably on the wooden top, whilst her feet are raised so that only the toes touch the glistening floorboards. The exquisite illumination casts a partial shadow on the floor, and we are very cognizant of a small-lit table lamp and a glowing circular container at the left-hand side of the desk. Like in the other images in this portfolio, the artist is asking every viewer, including herself, to explore the concept of timelessness, from childhood to adulthood, looking into the darkness and light that can be found in each individual. Certainly, everyone’s situation in life is different, depending on parameters such as where we live in the world, family, health, financial constraints, etc, just to highlight a few. Also obviously, the paths our lives take are mostly unpredictable, no one can predict the future with any assurance, but we do know that we must always be aware of the world around us, together with the societal impact that we all face. What is clearly evident to me in the memorable print, is
that in this current, non-stop, fast-paced era, the young girl is able to sit in a quiet, undisturbed area, and peacefully, but objectively, reflect on her past , her current situation, and the future. She can draw on the experiences that she has of her childhood, understanding that her adult expectations are largely limited to her interfaces with her family, other “grown-ups,” and what she has read, and of her interactions with television and the electronic media. The dichotomy that she faces lies between ambitious goals and reality. Hopefully, she will set both realistic goals which are heavily weighted by her current situation, together with some futuristic aspirations, both of which may change with the passage of time. I believe that previous generations were largely unable to set meaningful objectives, and I think that this is still true today, due to a rapidly changing world in an era of proliferating technological complexities. Yet in spite of what I have just said, I hope that every viewer of this sublime image, will, like the young girl, find a quiet moment to overcome constraints, and plan a realistic path to a happy, long life.
BUSHWICK ART CRIT GROUP
Featuring Loreal Prystaj
February 2014
Guest Speaker for Bushwick Art Crit.
ICON Magazine
