The exhibition Centre of the Universe, prepared for the Zachęta Project Room, is a kind of personal credo by the young painter Alicja Kubicka. With her characteristic sense of humour, the artist explores the origins of the creative process, revealing her paining techniques while reflecting on society’s perception of artists and the populist derision often levelled at their work for being excessive and beyond basic human needs. Time and again, she seeks to reaffirm her belief in the meaning of art and creative expression