Angelika Ejtel

I, Angelika Ejtel (alias RapidHeartMovement), am a Polish self-portrait artist currently based in Dallas, TX, U.S.A. I was born and raised in Poland. I graduated in French and Romance Philology; later, I accomplished my Ph.D. studies in linguistics. I worked at the university for four years as an instructor and researcher before I immigrated to the United States in 2014.

I consider my photographic creation as a poetic experience in which I drown and infuse myself and, as a result, it gives me the feeling that I am reborn with each portrait into a new being. Although, all of my photographs are self-portraits, they shouldn’t be necessarily read as self-presentations, rather they should be revealed as the multiplicity of “selves” available to one individual. To put it succinctly, my attitude towards the self is more of an exploratory journey between an awareness of self and an unawareness of some aspects of oneself.

Most of my work is inspired by the poetry of a famous Polish poet-Halina Poswiatowska. As a linguist, I find beauty in its simplicity, metaphorical message, and liberty of interpretation.
I search for the same values while depicting the meaning of her poems in my works. My preferred medium so far has been photograp...

Self-taught

Group Exhibitions:

September 2015
my first group exhibition as a winner of Young Talent competition ”Dark Is The Other Side Of Life” held during The Festival of Photo MAP, France

2016
-juried group exhibition "The Touch of the Blues" (juror Sarah Krepp), ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL, U.S.

-juried group exhibition "Reflections: The Visual Echo", 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.

-juried group exhibition "Body", Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece

-juried group exhibition "Women's Works: celebrating women's creativity", Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, IL, U.S.

-juried group exhibition "Lines and curves" (juror Zsolt
Bátori) , PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary

-juried group exhibition "In My Absence", uBe Art Gallery, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

-juried group exhibition (juror Dona Laurita) "25th National Photography Show", Louisville. CO, U.S.A.


-curated group exhibition „Open Show”, Texas Visual Art Association Downtown Gallery, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
July 30 - July 31, 2016

-juried group exhibition ”SHE: An International Arts Collaboration Exploring The Construct of Femininity”, London, United Kingdom

- juried group exhibition “New Texas Talent XXIII” (juror Frank Hettig), Creighead Green Gal...