about

My name is Simon Król - a visual artist, working under the name SZY.

I make portraits of the unseen.

Not of faces, not of poses, but of presence - stripped of adornment, reduced to essence - because it is through the eyes that we speak the truths we cannot say aloud.

My medium is ink. My subject is silence. My practice is witnessing.

In a world obsessed with smiles and spectacle, I turn my attention elsewhere. To the flicker of sorrow behind the mask. To the weight of a lifetime carried in a glance. To the quiet, unguarded places we rarely let anyone see.

I believe that in stillness, we begin to hear.

That in simplicity, we begin to feel.

And that in looking closer, we begin to understand.

Each portrait I make is an invitation. Not to consume, but to contemplate. Not to scroll, but to stop.

You will not find noise here. You will not find explanation.

You will find eyes. Watching. Waiting. Remembering.

You will find yourself seen.

My work is not decorative. It is devotional.

My work is not made to impress. It is made to connect.

Thank you for being here.

- SZY 2025