Defragmentation 4.0 in Bangkok
Marcin Białas
September 3 - October 11, 2026
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ARDEL Gallery of Modern Art
(Boromrachachonnanee Road)
"For me, drawing has never been just a tool for depicting reality, but a way of thinking through images, a visual language for recording emotions, memories, and experiences."
Defragmentation 4.0 in Bangkok explores the relationship between human experiences, space, and the rapidly changing reality of the modern world. The artist examines the increasingly blurred boundaries between nature and artificiality, between the tangible and the virtual. Marcin Bialas creates a space that stimulates the reflection on the complex relationship between biology, culture, technology, and human experience through his drawings and intaglio prints which powerfully integrates the ancient technique, known for its crisp, intricate, and unique lines, with contemporary visual grammar.
Marcin Bialas, a specialist in intaglio printmaking, graduates from the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice and has held a professorship there since 2020. He has dozens of solo exhibitions both domestically and internationally, including in Canada, Germany, France, Belgium, Ireland, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, and others. He has also participated in group exhibitions and international printmaking events, including major biennales and triennales around the world while collecting numerous prestigious awards from international printmaking competitions such as the Grand Prix at the 5th International Triennial of Graphic Art in Bitola, the Triennial Award at the 5th International Triennial Print in Cairo, the 2nd Prize at the 4th International Biennale Print "Aguafuerte" in Valladolid, the 3rd Prize at the 17th International Print Triennial in Freschen, the 3rd Prize at the 9th International Biennale Print "Aguafuerte" in Valladolid, and the Special Award from the Utazu Art Award Biennale in Japan.