Agnieszka Piksa (born in 1983 in Warsaw) - Polish visual artist, cartoonist, author of comics, illustrations and murals. A graduate of the graphics department at the Academy of Fine Arts Jan Matejko in Krakow and Universitatea de Arta si Design Cluj-Napoca in Romania. In his works, he quotes beautiful literature on a par with scientific, playing meanings and misunderstandings. She is interested in both traditional narrative and linguistic experiments. Her works represented Poland during the 31st International Biennale of Contemporary Art in São Paulo. She participated in many exhibitions in Poland and abroad. In 2015 she was awarded in the 7th edition of the "Views 2015 - Deutsche Bank Award". He lives and works in Krakow.
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Myrmex Indikos
Myrmex Indikos, pol. Indian ant - an alleged species of gigantic ants (according to Herodot's description, larger than foxes, but smaller than dogs). The earliest mention of these creatures is dated to the fifth century BC, and its author is Herodotus. According to her, these ants inhabited the deserts of Persia and India and extracted gold from their sands. Several such creatures were kept in the residence of the King of Persia. Gold was to be obtained by caravans made up of several camels in the heat of the day, when the ants were protected underground. You had to do it quickly, because the ants sensed the smell of people and went on the pursuit, and they were deadly dangerous. This story is confirmed by the next accounts: Nearchos, one of the army officers of Alexander Macedoński, and Megastenes - a historian and traveler. The fragment of the Megasthenes (IV-III century BC) preserved in fragments can be seen in the underground mines at the foot of the mountains on the easte...
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