Incollect Magazine - Issue 2

including long-term collaborators and craftsmen from all around the world, whom we select specifically for certain projects. Developing new works is very labor-intensive and time-consuming, and I couldn’t have done it without my specialized team of experts. Finally, is there anything specifically Polish about your work or that you identify with? Marcin Rusak: I believe the context of where I come from, my family history, and the geopolitical implications of the times I was raised in affected who I am and what I do. Were it not for my observation of my grandfather’s experiments, the perishing of one world and the emergence of another at the turn of the capitalist era in Poland, all inspired me to look into and devise new processes, envisioning the life and death of the objects I bring to existence. 2022 Incollect Magazine 17 The Flora Perma Series is yet another exploration of material and process, created with cut cross-sections of the plant material-embedded resin. The effect is a glimpse into the anatomy of the buds, blooms and leaves, creating an abstracted pattern with veining much like stone. Photos by Mathijs Labadie. The final piece, a moment in the life of the plant material preserved, and a reminder of the temporal nature of existence. This technique was developed as a further exploration of the Protoplasting Nature series. The cabinet is a limited edition of three for the Flora Contemporaria collection created exclusively for Twenty First Gallery.