The artist was baptised as Maria Magdalena, the name was assigned to her by her mother as a symbol of female lineage and reference to the patron and biblical figure. The initiate has become an avatar for her performative work. In many ways, the way Maria Magdalena is portrayed throughout history mirrors societal bias towards women still prevalent today. “As a female artist, I have realised in many instances how my physicality becomes a canvas for the viewer’s projections. What I may, or may not express, will be perceived through the lens of cultural conditioning.”In our society, women are expected to fulfil countless, often contradictory, roles whilst being confined to narrow templates that define what the feminine is. Kossak interrogates these templates through performance, with the figure of Mary Magdalene serving as a bridge between religious, mythological and historical representations of womanhood against the backdrop of contemporary culture. 

MAGDALENA – II golden section –  (2019)

I breathe life into the Renaissance drawing of the Last Supper by Leonardo DaVinci through the biblically rooted figure of his beloved Mary Magdalen.

MAGDALENA – III golden section –  (2019)

DANCING on the CANVAS of art history, I breathe life into the Renaissance drawing by Leonardo DaVinci through the biblically rooted figure of Mary Magdalen.

MAGDALENA – II golden section –  (2019)

I breathe life into the Renaissance drawing of the Vitruvian Man by Leonardo DaVinci