{"product_id":"stillness","title":"Stillness","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKasia Dudkiewicz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eStillness \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHand-knotted cotton rope and metallic thread\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e181 x 90 x 4 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e$9000\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI often think of my art practice as a conversation with myself.\u003cbr\u003eThrough making, I process emotions, untangle thoughts, and try to better understand my experience of the world around me. Stillness emerged from this ongoing dialogue.\u003cbr\u003eThe work is created through thousands of repeated hand-knotted gestures — a process that is slow, physical, and deeply repetitive. Over time, I’ve come to understand that this repetition is not simply a way of creating objects, but a way of slowing down, finding calm, and creating space for reflection.\u003cbr\u003eRecently, I’ve become increasingly interested in a broader question: why, in a world that is becoming ever more digital, are we so drawn to tactile experiences, craftsmanship, and objects that clearly bear the traces of the human hand? I wonder whether we are searching for something fundamentally human — a sense of presence, connection, and belonging.\u003cbr\u003eThrough texture, repetition, and materiality, Stillness became my way of exploring these ideas. The work invites a slower pace of viewing and offers a gentle reminder that perhaps stillness is not something we achieve once and for all, but something we return to, again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping is not included in the online artwork purchase price.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtworks currently on exhibition can be collected from the gallery at 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000 once the exhibition has concluded. Collection is available during gallery hours: Tuesday to Friday, 12–7pm, and Saturday, 12–4pm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are unable to collect your purchase in person, fortyfivedownstairs can arrange a shipping quote. Please contact us at gallery@fortyfivedownstairs.com to discuss available options.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kasia Dudkiewicz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46712901927084,"sku":null,"price":9000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/4079\/3516\/files\/Kasia_Dudkiewicz.jpg?v=1783051548","url":"https:\/\/gallery-shop-3603.myshopify.com\/products\/stillness","provider":"fortyfivedownstairs gallery shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}