In Darkness on the Edges of Words, Willem Boronski uses pages from books, selectively obscuring text with ink and paint to explore fragmentation, fading meaning, and emerging interpretations. The black-and-white aesthetic reinforces themes of alienation and mystery, emphasizing language's fragility. Through visual erasure and dynamic video, Boronski challenges viewers to uncover hidden layers and reconsider the transient nature of words and memory.

Willem Boronski Gallery

Darkness on the Edges of Words

The Road to Tarascon

De Heks heeft Huisarrest

The South Road to Tarascon

Chained Memories

The Ladder of Black Diamond Bay

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Boronski's art video "Plato's Dessert" deftly explores the delicate balance between our constructed realities and the shadows cast by media and advertising, inviting viewers into a 3.45-minute reflection on the authenticity of our experiences versus the narratives imposed by media. Utilizing techniques like stop-motion and paper-cutting, Boronski draws parallels between Plato's cave dwellers and modern society, replacing primitive shadows with the seductive glow of TV screens, which offer illusions of paradise through ice cream dreams and false serenity. However, as the inhabitants pursue these promises, they encounter only disillusionment, retreating to their original confines. The video critiques our vulnerability to being "framed" or manipulated by media, questioning whether our perceived realities are self-determined or externally crafted.

Plato's Toetje (Plato's Dessert)

The North Road to Tarascon

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She is Buying a Stairway to Heaven

I’ve Travelled A Long Road Of Despair

The Flowers Are Dyin’ Like All Things Do

The Princes Kept The View

fleet-footed guides from the underworld

Falling Up the Broken Staircase

Can't remember when I was born And I forgot when I died

She Dressed in Bloom and Broken Sky

Exhibition “Drift” – Willem Boronski
Prologue: The Vertical Drift June 3 to August 27, 2025 – Cultuurhuis Huis Doorn

In this exhibition, originally titled “Drift”, Willem Boronski presents a selection of 22 abstract-expressieve works. While created intuitively ("without a map, but with a compass"), a recurring motif emerged during the process: The Ladder.

Retrospectively, this series represents the study of 'Vertical Drift': the human urge to climb, to build, and to ascend. The paintings explore the tension between order and disruption, balancing chance and intention.

These static works form the foundation for Boronski’s current multimedia project Painter on the Road (Studio Unit 1), where he steps off the ladder to explore the 'Horizontal Drift' of the eternal traveler.

Drift

Living life, hippie style

Willem Boronski Gallery

collection: Video

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