The Polish Institute, New Delhi, in collaboration with the Serendipity Arts Festival, presents Suspensio Spiritualis (Spiritual Suspension), a sculptural exhibition by Polish artist Tomasz Koclęga.
Installed in the open-air setting of the Art Park in Goa, the exhibition features three monumental white sculptures crafted in polyester resin. The works depict human figures in close interaction with oversized heads—an evocative visual metaphor for intellect, consciousness, memory, and spirituality. These exaggerated heads appear not as burdens but as focal points of reflection, suggesting a state of suspension between the physical body and the immaterial realm of thought and spirit.

The exhibition is on view from 14 to 21 December at the Art Park, Serendipity Arts Festival, Goa.

About the Artist:

Tomasz Koclęga is a prominent Polish sculptor known for his large-scale figurative works that explore philosophical and existential themes.

He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków (Faculty of Graphic Arts, Katowice) in 1993, where he studied drawing and painting under Professor Jacek Rykała and lithography under Professor Adam Romaniuk.

Since 2009, Koclęga has been teaching sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice. Prior to this, he worked as a sculpture teacher at several institutions, including the Secondary School of Fine Arts in Zabrze, where he served as Vice-Principal and, for one year, as Principal, as well as at the Silesian College of Information Technology and Medicine in Chorzów. He has also taught at international academic institutions in Finland, the United States, and the Czech Republic.

Working primarily with materials such as resin, bronze, and stone, Koclęga combines classical sculptural traditions with a modern minimalist sensibility. His works frequently address concepts of identity, consciousness, spirituality, and the relationship between body and mind. .

Koclęga’s sculptures have been exhibited widely in international exhibitions, public spaces, and sculpture parks, earning recognition for their contemplative power and monumental presence. Through his art, he invites audiences to reflect on the invisible forces that shape human experience—thought, belief, memory, and spiritual awareness.