We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Hannah Bielecki. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Hannah below.

Hannah, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today What’s been the most meaningful project you’ve worked on?

The most meaningful art project I ever took part was during my Master of Fine Arts program. It was my final project with the name “Weltenbummler&Globetrotter” where I created over 100 little abstract artworks on canvas, painted with egg based tempera. What made this project particularly special was not just the act of painting, but the journey each piece took afterward. I decided to send these artworks with a handwritten letter (which explained the project: Like I am sending you the work I actually planned to exhibit, but maybe you could send me a picture of the place the painting is allowed to say forever instead, so I have something to exhibit) to strangers all over the world, a process that involved random subjective searches via Google Maps until I found their addresses. (I looked at a country and followed my initial thought about jobs or professions and searched until I ended up with finding a persons profile and address)

The essence of the project wasn’t (that’s what I found out during the process) merely about the physical artworks; it was about the connections and conversations that emerged with the individuals who received them. It felt like I was painting with a purpose, searching for someone the painting was destined for. The recipients were asked to send me a picture of the new place where the artwork found its home, perhaps forever. And that were the images I exhibited and the mails we exchanged.

What made it truly impactful were the diverse stories and perspectives that unfolded through these interactions and also the way the abstract painting was installed by the new owner told its own story. While writing this I think I should really do something like this again or at least exhibit this again.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

My name is Hannah Bielecki and I am a Painter. I studied art at Alanus Hochschule für Kunst und Gesellschaft in Alfter, which is close to Bonn in Germany. I started with a Bachelor and finished with a Master of Fine Arts in 2016. I also studied Art Therapy and finished with a Bachelor degree. I used to have a podcast “einfach Kunstgespräche” in which I spoke to guests about contemporary art and its perception. At the moment I am preparing for my first solo show which is going to take place in “Kunstverein Husum” in Summer of 2024. I plan to paint over 60 Paintings only for this exhibition and I am very excited for this opportunity. I want to touch people with my artworks and at the moment I am trying to explore my own style also in figurative artworks, and I am a big fan of leaving the comfort zone, over and over again.

How did you build your audience on social media?

Building a presence on social media was the main topic I wrote my master thesis about and I started to follow some rules that were algorithm-friendly in 2016: I posted three pictures every day for 5 month and analyses their performance, interacted with other creatives and jumped out of my comfort zone over and over again. I started to produce some series of smaller works so that I was able to produce more content. I opened my process and showed the audience “behind the scenes” pictures, that I normally wouldn’t share because my creative process is a hidden and private one actually. After those 5 month I had a following of 15k. Times have changed and it got more difficult for creatives to post their work and get positive feedback due to a high following or interaction rate, but it is still not impossible. I think it is about authenticity and about being aware which things one still needs to keep private. It’s about that balance to not sell yourself out.

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

It is not about the Galerist. It is about the people that are touched by the work and that is also the power of social media. Everyone is able to judge art.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.hannahbielecki.de
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hannah_bielecki/
• Other: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ihZ8bU0RgL9gkam4C3fTt?si=Y0i3HSJ-Th-qMWL3TLM6HQ

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Hannah Bielecki