Deviant Artist of the Day: Ursula Sokolowska

Polish-American artist Ursula Sokolowska and her nightmarish collection of photographed dolls, called 'The Constructed Family.'

This work examines the trauma and uncertainty carried from childhood. In particular, I am referencing my own upbringing as a Polish immigrant. There is an undercurrent of helplessness and misdirection linked to a sort of schizophrenic parenting, excommunication and constant movement. Typically, the perception of children handed down by my elders was that children did not have a choice. Frequently, I heard a Polish equivalent of the phrase "Children should be seen not heard." I am attempting to give these children voices.

These are the kind of dolls that creep out of my closet at midnight, giggling.

Ursula Sokolowska [Artist's Site]