Marta Kudelska

Marta Kudelska is an assistant professor at the Chair of Contemporary Culture within Jagiellonian University's Institute of Culture. She is an independent curator and art critic specializing in the intersections between contemporary art, romantic tradition, and hauntological memory frameworks. Her curatorial practice explores esoteric themes, horror aesthetics, and surreal strategies in Polish art post-2018.

Key research areas include:

• Contemporary art's relationship with 19th-century romanticism
• Curatorial practices in independent art spaces
• Memory politics in modern art museums
• Tarot symbolism in exhibition narratives

Her recent publications focus on urban ethnography (Kraków's artist-run galleries), Baltic cultural heritage (Kaszubskie dziedzictwo), and the revival of 'black romanticism' in Polish visual culture. She collaborates with journals like Szum Magazine and Contemporary Lynx, and her work has been featured in edited volumes from Routledge and Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts.