Iness Rychlik is a Polish-born artist, greatly inspired by nature and historical drama. Despite her severe myopia, she has been dedicated to visual storytelling since her early teens.
Iness graduated with First Class Honours in Film from Screen Academy Scotland. Set in Victorian London, her final-year film ‘The Dark Box’ follows an unhappily married woman, who pursues photography to escape from her oppressive relationship. Iness received a Golden Tadpole nomination at Camerimage for her cinematographic work, which led her to direct two mini-documentaries about art for the BBC Scotland.