Aleksander Janicki

Aleksander Janicki (born 26 February 1963) is a Polish graphic artist, photographer, stage designer, multimedia concept designer and performer.

In 1983 he married Katarzyna Niewodniczanska, daughter of Jerzy Niewodniczański.

They have two children: Mateusz Janicki and Marianna.

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Since 1984 he studied at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts, from which he graduated in 1990.

He has created numerous multimedia installations in the public space.

He was the author of artistic actions and paratheatrical activities, among others Visitor in the Re-Productions series, presented independently in Münster, Kassel, Venice and at the Art Forum in Berlin, Kraków, Warsaw, Frankfurt, St. Petersburg and Nuremberg.

In 2004 he starred in Karol: A Man Who Became Pope as German officer Bueller, and in 2013 in the short mockumentary Hydrophobia.

He co-created the winning project for the Polish Pavilion at Expo 2005 in Japan (together with Krzysztof Ingarden and in collaboration with Ingarden & Ewy Architects).

He also made animations, intros and other short forms for television, including Canal+, TVP and Polsat (among others the intro to the program of Robert Makłowicz).

He was one of the creators and members of the editorial board of the spoken magazine Gadający Pies (The Talking Dog, 2010–2015).

He invited Jerzy Vetulani to perform in the magazine.

He founded HiQ ensemble that creates audiovisual performances, combining improvised music and video art.

The formation performed, among other locations, at the International Festival Audio Art (2011), as well as in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków and Manggha.

As a stage designer he co-worked mostly with directors Piotr Bikont and Piotr Urbaniak, working on their shows at Silesian Theatre, Bagatela Theatre, Nowy Theater in Łódź, KTO Theatre in Kraków and Wanda Siemaszkowa Theatre in Rzeszów.

Janicki sporadically also worked as an actor.