Plato’s Cave / It’s whispered that Plato’s allegory of the cave soon inspired a digital composition by Willem Boronski. The work depicts prisoners, shadows, and a glowing fire in abstract forms—symbols of illusion and truth. A spiral-shaped ladder represents the chaotic ascent toward insight, while a burst of color above suggests the blinding light outside the cave. Whispering faces and connecting lines evoke both entrapment and the possibility of awakening—a visual reflection on the contrast between appearance and reality, between captivity and liberation.

Willem Boronski Gallery

Plato's Cave / It's whispered that soon

She is Buying a Stairway to Heaven

I’ve Travelled A Long Road Of Despair

The Flowers Are Dyin’ Like All Things Do

The Princes Kept The View

Broken Steps, Silent Echoes

fleet-footed guides from the underworld

Falling Up the Broken Staircase

Can't remember when I was born And I forgot when I died

In ‘Multitudes: Layers of Reflection’, Willem Boronski guides us through a journey of emotions, ideas, and societal themes that define his work. At the heart of this retrospective is exploring the different 'realities' we navigate daily, symbolized by the staircase — a potent and recurring motif in Boronski’s oeuvre, representing the connection between worlds and realities.  
The staircase symbolises growth, reflection, and the tension between movement and stagnation and connects worlds and realities. From his early paintings to recent sketches and works, this exhibition showcases how Boronski’s use of layering and techniques invites the viewer to look beyond the surface. In this context, the staircase serves as a guiding thread, a metaphor for the personal and collective pursuit of understanding, empathy, and transformation, with the viewer as an active participant in this journey.  
An essential aspect of Boronski’s work is his creative process, evident in the traces of char

Multitudes; Layers of Reflection

Aspire and build

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