My name is Mirella von Chrupek. I am a collector and photographer. I’ve been collecting toys and dolls for quite some time now and photograph their "mini-worlds". My intention is to create an illusion of parallel existences so that the viewer gets the impression these little objects lead their own life – only on a different scale. I also design toys and dolls myself. My notebook is full of sketches of new creatures which I hope soon with see the daylight. My latest creations are: Dino Bambino- a sweet dinosaur and my doll Bulinka. In 2014-17 I ran my small gallery Gablotka which was situated in the centre of Warsaw, Marszałkowska 41 Street. Apart from this I also design shop window displays. In 2018 I published my first book "Dino Bambino" (Wydawnictwo WYtwórnia). Moreover, I have my own column "mikrokosmos Mirelli" in a popular magazine for girls "Kosmos dla Dziewczynek". I am a holder of the Scholarship of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.
Short movie about me by Zwykłe Rzeczy 2016
My sites:
Dino Bambino
FLICKR
Gablotka on FB
FB Mirella von Chrupek
Bulinka the Doll
CONTACT: vonchrupek@gmail.com
Selected exhibitions:
2019, Niefestiwal, CSW Łaźnia, Gdańsk, Poland
2019, "Kraina Pieczonych Gołąbków", ABC Gallery, Poland
2019, "Rzeczy i ludzie", BWA Tarnów, Poland
2018, "Księgi Pana Tadeusza", Muzeum Pana Tadeusza, Wrocław, Poland
2018, "Salve!", Instytut Dizajnu, Kielce, Poland
2017, "Farewell", Marszałkowska 41, Warszawa, Poland
2017, "Summer with Dino Bambino", Marszałkowska 41, Warszawa, Poland
2017, "Calineczka", Gablotka, Marszałkowska 41, Warszawa, Poland
2017, "Sarenka Simonka", Gablotka, Marszałkowska 41, Warszawa, Poland
2016, "Disco Bat", Gablotka, Marszałkowska 41, Warszawa, Poland
2016, "Głębiny", Gablotka, Marszałkowska 41, Warszawa, Poland
2016, "Dziewczyny, bądźcie dla nich dobre na wiosnę", Gablotka, Marszałkowska 41, Warszawa, Poland
2016, "Zimowy spacer", Gablotka, Marszałkowska 41, Warszawa, Poland
2015, "Wśród mchu", Gablotka, Marszałkowska 41, Warszawa, Poland
2015, "Ostatni dzień lata", Gablotka, Marszałkowska 41, Warszawa, Poland
2015, "Bez tytułu", Gablotka, Marszałkowska 41, Warszawa, Poland
2015, "Wiosna", Gablotka, Marszałkowska 41, Warszawa, Poland
2015, "Cukierkowa Krain", Gablotka, Marszałkowska 41, Warszawa, Poland
2014, "Złoty Wiek. Kolekcja Vinylcanvas" , BWA Wrocław, Poland
2009 "Miniature world", photos, 1500 do wynajęcia, Warsaw, Poland
2009, "Flowers in the attic", photos, Mieszkanie Gepperta, Wrocław, Poland
2006, "Bunny_terminator Tour", Biennale Łodź, Poland
2006, "bunny_killer- first blood", V Foto Festival, Łodź, Poland
2006, "Mroki i uroki", photos and instalation, Yours Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
2005, "Fotoplatikon", Galeria Melon, Warsaw, Poland
2005, Fragmente Fotoprojekt, Stuttgart, Germany
Projects and events
2011, ant nest for "Grzybobranie" project, Fundacja Form i Kształtów Powsin, Poland
2011, conference, Interactive Day, Cracow
2008, installation, myspace_ldz, Łódź, Poland
2007, installation, myspace_ldz, Łódź, Poland
2007, kaleidoscope installation, FreeFormFestival, Warsaw, Poland
2007, "Nie Ma Problemu", kaleidoscope installation, Poznań, Poland
2005, installation "Zajęcze monidełko", FreeFormFestwial, Warsaw, Poland
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