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In the afternoon of Sunday, I discovered Olga sharing Instagram posts about my hometown from my youth. In the middle of Warsaw's concrete jungle is an undiscovered, holy green space. I often visited it in summer time to gaze at gorgeous old pines and catch a breath of fresh air inside my urban airways. In her story, Olga visited this area for the first time but she was also fascinated by the most ancient gardens in Warsaw. It is my bet she'll create an inspired Boernerowo painting.

We talked to Olga what she uses as the basis for creating her minimalist collages and painting of landscapes that are human-shaped.

"My name is Olga Szczechowska, and I'm living in Warsaw. Since I was a little child, I've always drawn and painted often. I was a student at an art high school and took classes in Drawing as well as Cultural Studies at the University of Nicolaus Copernicus in Torun.

I'm a painter, illustrator as well as a graphic designer. In my practice, I examine the interplay between humans and nature, closely observing how we shape nature in our own backyards. By looking at trimmed hedges or decorative plants as well as carefully designed gardens for homes I'm trying to capture the eerie environment that surrounds us."

"For several years I have created simple collages. The compositions are drawn from landscapes, still life, or are made as the result of experimentation with forms, textures and colors.

My style is eclectic since collage and painting are quite different. However, they have one thing that is common to both: they calm. I've heard the term "soothing" repeatedly from my viewers and think it best describes the nature of my art. When I'm tired of painting, I make collages, and vice versa. The one style serves as an getaway from the different.

I believe that being aware is essential. I pay attention to everything that surrounds me, nature, architecture, and objects. All this is reflected in my art. Through my work, you are not able to see the person, but you can feel the sense of humans in the hedges that are trimmed or in a mug left in the kitchen table."

Go to Olga's Instagram to see her soothing art work currently in process.