Meet the extraordinary visuals of our student Natasza Pierzchała-Suska

Hisako Tachibana concert in PJAIT

This year's Museum Night at PJAIT featured a remarkable concert by Japanese artist Hisako Tachibana. She is a master (shihan) of the koto harp and shamisen, representing the Miyagi school. The concert was enhanced by visuals created by Natasza. The modern aesthetics of the visuals, combined with traditional Japanese sounds, created an eclectic but harmonious visual and audio experience. The concert was curated by PJAIT lecturer and supervisor Natasza's thesis, Prof. Jakub Karpoluk. We encourage you to watch the video of the event.

Concert of music from Studio Ghibli films at the Manggha Museum

Another concert, visually enhanced by Natasza, took place on July 6 at the Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology in Krakow. This unusual concert by Sinfonietta Cracovia musicians was dedicated to the films of Studio Ghibli. This event combined classical music with electronics and a multimedia show, prepared by Natasza. Using a modern mapping technique, she created visuals inspired by the style of anime. Her work helped transport the audience directly into the worlds created by Hayao Miyazaki. The completed visualization was part of her master's thesis, prepared under the supervision of Dr. Jakub Karpoluk, who is the liaison for many projects with the Manggha Museum. Since January 2024 (when PJAIT andManngha signed a cooperation agreement), we have been implementing joint educational, artistic and exhibition activities. Significantly, this year both institutions are celebrating their thirtieth anniversary, which provided an ideal opportunity to establish cooperation and celebrate together.

Take a look at the photo report of the event, which was taken by Grzegorz Mart.

"Cyberpunk" concert at the Manggha Museum

Natasza also performed visuals for another concert in the Elektro Sinfonietta series, "Cyberpunk." The concert combined the classical sounds of Sinfonietta Cracovia's chamber musicians and modern electronic music by the Fisherboyz duo. The whole was complemented by Natasha's visuals, which allowed the audience to immerse themselves in the dystopian and futuristic worlds of cyberpunk. 

Take a look at the photo report of the event, which was taken by Grzegorz Mart.

"Studying at PJAIT has given me the opportunity to develop my artistic interests in practice. I perform on a real stage with experienced artists and meet people from the industry. Through international workshops, I learn new techniques from respected artists and lecturers."

Who is Natasza Pierzchała-Suska?

She is currently a second-year master's student at the Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology, majoring in graphic design and Multimedia Arts, where she also defended her bachelor's thesis. She specializes mainly in designing multimedia spaces for concerts and theatrical performances. She creates animations, experimenting with both traditional and digital techniques, which she manipulates live. She collaborates with the Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology in Krakow for concerts in the Elektro Sinfonietta series and the Aleksander Zelwerowicz Theater Academy in Warsaw for performances by students majoring in directing. He conducts art classes for children and young people at the Atelier Foksal Foundation.

Natasza's Instagram: @nata_sza