003_BOUNDARIES OF PERCEPTION

ZOFIA SALUGA

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I recently completed my Master’s degree in Interior Architecture, building on my background in Industrial Design. My practice has evolved from designing individual objects towards a broader understanding of space as a complex system of relationships between people, materials, context, and time.

Throughout my studies, I became increasingly interested in design as a process rather than a final outcome:
a continuous accumulation of meanings, traces, and experiences that shape the way we inhabit spaces.
I approach design through research, observation, and analysis, exploring how places can emerge from their specific cultural, social, and material contexts rather than from universalized visual languages.

My work is driven by a curiosity about authenticity in contemporary design and the role of the designer with in an increasingly digital and globalized environment. In
a time when references and aesthetics are rapidly circulating and becoming homogenized, I am interested in developing approaches that reconnect design with locality, memory, and the unique qualities of a place.

Alongside my design practice, I work professionally in ballet and contemporary dance, which deeply influences my understanding of space through movement, rhythm, embodiment, and perception. I also explore oil painting, functional ceramics, and cooking as parallel creative practices that inform my sensitivity towards materiality, composition, and sensory experience.

I am particularly interested in developing research-based design methodologies and exploring how critical thinking and careful analysis can become tools for creating meaningful and context-responsive environments.

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003_BOUNDARIES OF PERCEPTION

 STUDENT PROJECT
/ tutor: Dr. Patrycja Ochman-Tarka /

 Duration: I semester 24/25

DESCRIPTION

The exhibition explores the boundaries of perception and the shifting roles of the senses. It begins with vision, the sense that dominates our daily experience, and gradually leads the visitor toward spaces where sight loses its primacy. Through a sequence of immersive environments, the experience invites the body to navigate through darkness, texture, sound, and memory. The installation challenges the reliability of visual perception and encourages a deeper, multisensory understanding of space, presence, and the emotions that shape our sense of home and belonging.

BOUNDARIES OF PERCEPTION - ŁODZ DESIGN FESTIVAL 2025

The starting point for this exhibition was a project exploring a sensory experience. It began with a collection of ten objects made from fabric, resin, plastic, rubber, and styrofoam, designed to engage multiple senses. The project asks why we trust appearances and how often we rely on first impressions, overlooking what lies beneath the surface. Vision, though dominant, has its limits, and our senses can be deceived, creating illusions we accept as reality. By combining sight, touch, sound, and imagination, the work creates a space where perception is questioned and a deeper, more immersive experience of reality emerges.

My project was part of a larger group exhibition organized collectively with fellow students. Each of us developed an individual exploration within the shared theme of perception, and together we combined our works into a cohesive series of objects investigating its boundaries. Through this collaborative approach, the exhibition presented multiple perspectives on how reality can be experienced, interpreted, and redefined.

The project was selected and exhibited at the Łódź Design Festival.

Panning Annex (Albert), video, Ricci Albenda , 2007