Multimedia artist and Near Now Studio member Gabriela Rogula ends a residency in Broadway Gallery with a sharing of recent artworks and works-in-progress.
In summer 2019, Gabriela began working with macro photography and videography. In 2021, she initiated an alternative Instagram project, Jaga Żuk, to share nature-focused work separate from her main practice. Over two years ago, the artist planned to film moth silhouettes by shining light onto thick tracing paper and recording their shadows from the opposite side. What initially appeared simple became challenging when they realised how few moths remained. Once common in the garden and on the kitchen window, their absence raised concerns about broader environmental loss and local ecological change.
Many videos in this project were filmed in the artist’s garden, formerly rich with insects, birds, and frogs, where a clear decline in all three was observed. As life visible to the naked eye continued to disappear, she began using a microscope to record what remains. This shift toward microscopic video extends the macro practice and connects with digital video, animation, and drawing inspired by microorganisms.
Untitled artwork by Jaga Żuk/Gabriela Rogula, digital drawing (2022)
Dates and times
Fri 27 February
Private view, 5:00PM–7:00PM
Sat 28 February – Wed 4 March
Gallery open, 12:00PM–6:00PM
Broadway Gallery
Broadway's Gallery is located on the lower ground floor of Broadway Cinema, nestled within Broadway’s design and innovation studio spaces behind Screens 3 and 4.
Street level access from Heathcoat Street (NG1 3AF) or via Broadway's main entrance on Broad Street (NG1 3AL). Broadway’s design and innovation spaces are fully wheelchair accessible, with ramps and lift access from Broadway’s Box Office.
Macro photography by Gabriela Rogula (2022)
About the artist
Gabriela Rogula is a multidisciplinary practitioner working with moving image and sound. Her practice explores movement, transition, and decategorisation through video, sculpture, painting, animation, and audio.
She is particularly interested in social issues, nature, and macrovideography. She often combines solid materials with projection and sound compositions to create immersive installations.
Originally from Katowice, Poland, Gabriela has been based in Nottingham since 2006. She graduated from the University of Derby and has been a member of Broadway's Near Now Studio since 2018.
