Elzbieta Zdunek, Something Human

From the artist:

“My work explores the way we are perceived from the outside and how subjective interpretations of our words, choices, and behaviors can be. Definitions shift over time, words take on new meanings, and every perspective is influenced by personal history, background, and bias. A recurring theme in my pieces is the weight of external judgment: how labels define or dismiss us, and the impossible, often conflicting expectations placed upon us. I aim to capture the constant doubt, paranoia, and sense of inadequacy that come from being under public scrutiny, where everything—from appearance to actions—is judged. The audience, in turn, becomes both juror and voyeur. By repeating recurring themes and elements throughout my work, I emphasize the inevitability of events and their consequences, the cyclical nature of human behavior, and the illusion of choice—how what we believe we control has often been predetermined. As Umberto Eco put it: ‘Every story tells a story that has already been told.’”