Five leading Polish artists – Cosmodernism, Agnieszka Mastalerz, panGenerator, Janek Simon and Iga Węglińska – explore how technology is reshaping our sensory landscape in Elusive Sense: On the Fluid Boundaries of Perception. The exhibition, curated by Anna Szylar, forms a key part of the UK/Poland Season 2025, a programme of over 100 cultural events across both countries.

Staged in two parts, the show opens at Centerspace, Bristol (5–18 September) before moving to art’otel London Hoxton (21 September – 4 October), coinciding with the London Design Festival. More info here.

A London preview will be held on Saturday 20 September, 6pm, with talks and events running throughout the exhibition.

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Through immersive works spanning wearable technology, digital art, AI, and experimental design, the artists interrogate pressing questions:

• Does technology expand or diminish our senses?
• Are digital systems tools of survival, or do they erode authentic human contact?
• Can AI enrich culture, or does it flatten identity?

Highlights include panGenerator’s interactive installation turning selfies into ash, Cosmodernism’s microscopic living ecosystems that mimic computer-generated worlds, and Janek Simon’s Meta Folklore series questioning AI’s role in shaping heritage. Węglińska and Mastalerz offer contrasting perspectives on the body, communication, and control in a technologically saturated age.

“Elusive Sense invites viewers into a space of active reflection on our cyborgian present,” says curator Anna Szylar.

The exhibition is organised by the Creative Industries Institute  & Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland, with support from On&On Designs, the Polish Cultural Institute in London.

Event highlights:

• Opening & artist talks: 5 Sept, 6pm (Bristol) | 20 Sept, 6pm (London)
• Panel discussion: 26 Sept, 7pm (London)
• Finissage & Kreative Talks: 4 Oct, 12pm (London)

Bristol: 05-18/09 & London: 20/09-04/10

Location: art’otel London Hoxton, Powered by Radisson Hotels1-3 Rivington Street London EC2A 3DT