Monika Drabot
Undergraduate in photography from Arts University Bournemouth, and an MA in Fine arts from UAL, Chelsea College of Arts in 2023, Drabot works in the intersection of space, light, people, time, patterns, and technology, by investigating surface and space through photography.
A dialogue about politics and landscape.
The look of Minika Drabot allows us to see, through her eyes, the constant confrontation between life and the image we perceive of it. Behind her everyday images lies the heavy weight of a reality that we will never be able to fully perceive.
Drabot explores the intersection of space, light, people, time, patterns, and technology. By investigating surface and space, they seek to create a visual dialogue that raises questions about the political implications of access and occupancy within a landscape. Regardless of the environment—whether physical or virtual—humans maintain a tangible relationship with the spaces they inhabit.
Initially focusing on capturing moving light through long-exposure photography to depict motion, Brabot’s practice has since evolved to create abstract forms that reveal unseen realities, perceptible only through the use of a camera. This transition allows them to present visual cues that encourage a sense of escape and total immersion in shapes, colours, and forms. Through this work, the artist poses larger questions about how we perceive time and our place within various environments.
As a curator, has organized numerous exhibitions at the George Crossan Gallery, Greenhouse Gallery, and Gatehouse Gallery.