Ignacy Oboz

Dr. Ignacy Oboz serves as an Assistant Professor at the Władysław Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź's Faculty of Fine Arts, leading the Intermedia Activities Workshop within the Institute of New Media and Composition. His academic practice bridges traditional artistic techniques with emerging digital technologies, fostering innovative approaches to contemporary art education through critical engagement with technical reproduction and media evolution.

Oboz's research centers on Intermedia Art and Transdisciplinary Art Practices, emphasizing the synthesis of hand-made craftsmanship with digital media. He challenges technological determinism by demonstrating how traditional disciplines like painting and ceramics gain new relevance through integration with videomapping, augmented reality, and computational tools. His theoretical framework draws from Walter Benjamin's analyses of mechanical reproduction and Pierre Bourdieu's sociology of cultural production, contextualizing art within social, institutional, and spiritual spaces.

The Intermedia Activities Workshop operates as an experimental laboratory where students explore transmediality—the fluid exchange between physical and digital media—and develop context-specific presentation strategies. Oboz prioritizes audience confrontation and conceptual articulation, requiring students to select media that authentically express their ideas while engaging with contemporary cultural discourses. This approach cultivates graduates capable of navigating the complex intersections of traditional art forms, digital innovation, and socio-political engagement in professional practice.