The residence of Veronique Surma will be related to ceramics, which is the artist's main area of interest. Surma creates ceramic images, on the surface of which she brings together various art disciplines, such as drawing, sculpture and painting, to form a coherent whole. Her works are inspired by the human body, with an emphasis on colour and form. Surma relies on the unique similarity between clay and human matter - mainly its colour and physicality. She is particularly interested in the interdependence between ceramics and people, especially in the relationship between ceramics and women.

The stay in Paphos and the participation in workshops in Kalavasos, run by Andreas Fasoulides, a professional ceramic artist and expert on ancient ceramics, will contribute not only to the broadening and development of issues closely related to her doctoral thesis, but will also allow for further studies on the formation and specificity of ancient ceramic forms (learning about the method of their creation, of the applied technique and materials, characteristic for that place). The artist will use the acquired knowledge and skills already during the workshops, in the course which she will create a collection of ceramic objects, as well as in her future artistic practice and other activities (e.g. publishing an article in “Szkło i Ceamika” magazine, with which Surma has been collaborating for several years).

Weronika Surma - graduate of the Faculty of Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (honours degree in 2013, in the studio of Prof. P. Gawron, ceramic annex under the supervision of Prof. S. Brach, annex in medallic art under the supervision of Prof. H. Jelonek) and the Interdisciplinary PhD Studies at the  Faculty of Ceramics and Glass, Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław. She was an intern at the Faculty of Sculpture, Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (2012); the Faculty of Ceramics at Vilnius Academy of Arts (2016) and at Kay Aplin Ceramic Studio in Brighton (2017). Currently an assistant to Prof. Joanna Teper at the Technology and Ceramic Techniques in Painting and Sculpture Studio at the E. Geppert Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław. In 2015, she received an artist scholarship from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. Winner of several awards during international exhibitions, e.g. Ex Tempore in Zagreb, Croatia or Together 2015 in Riga, Latvia. She participates in numerous group exhibitions ( in Poland and abroad ), as well as in international open-air sessions and symposiums. She has had five solo exhibitions in Poland and three abroad.