Barbara Majder

I am a Polish-born artist based in London, with a background as an international fashion model. The creative vision of the designers I once worked with continues to shape my artistic lens. Through fashion, I developed a profound appreciation for the natural world, its ever-shifting light and atmospheric nuance. This fascination with light and shadow remains central to my artistic practice, which spans painting, sculpture, sound, and installation.
Completing a Graduate Diploma in Fine Art at Goldsmiths, University of London. My earlier studies include the Modern Art & Ideas course at MoMA and a four-week painting summer school at the Slade School of Fine Art.
My work explores themes of memory, time, grief, and regeneration. I often return to the metaphor of the shoreline, a liminal space where moments shift like sand in the tide. In both painting and installation, I seek to translate emotional landscapes into sensory experiences.
This month, my installation Memory Clock is being exhibited at the Chemist Gallery, London. The piece features a 3D-printed resin hand rotating under a yellow spotlight, moving clockwise like the hands of time. As the sculpture turns, it evokes the sensation of sand slipping through one’s fingers, a me...

GOLDSMITHS UNIVERSITY OF LONDON