An idea of an exhibition of new photography appears almost banal, yet within the scope of contemporary art it would be difficult to find a more democratic and accessible medium, moreover so widely practiced outside the realm of art. So our question is: in what other, less hackneyed ways can the genre contribute to our perception and interpretation of reality?
This exhibition takes on the, perhaps, dated formula of the artistic salon, setting the emotional focus on individual images—works of photography and their distinct strength in replicating, constructing and injecting a dose of magic into reality. We invited a few dozen contemporary artists and photographers to each exhibit a single work created in the past 2-3 years. The collection on show, thus, is not only an assortment of the most intriguing examples of new Polish photography, but also a record of the most magnetic – in the visual and emotional sense – obsessions that drive each individual artist to act within the medium.
Our salon is also meant to be a link between photographers and collectors. All the works on show, among them unique pieces created especially for this event, are available for purchase. Selected works from the exhibition are also available at a special auction of photography organized with Jerzy Lewczyński Institute (more information).
Agnieszka Brzeżańska, Untitled, 2016, lambda print, 29 x 21 cm
Franciszek Buchner, Glass, 2014, pigment ink on cotton paper, 60 x 90 cm
Oskar Dawicki, Flag, 2013, pigment ink on cotton paper, 100 x 150 cm
Kuba Dąbrowski, Untitled, 2016, pigment ink on cotton paper, 32 x 24 cm
Lucjan Demidowski, from the Illusory Images series, 2012, silver gelatin print
Alicja Dobrucka, Palestine, from the Houses (31°23′30.67″N 35°6′44.45″E) series, 2012-2015, pigment ink on cotton paper, 25 x 25 cm
Krzysztof Eberle, Untitled, 2015, lambda print, 40 x 50 cm
Paweł Eibel, Unknown Knowns, 2013, pigment ink on bamboo paper, 13 x 18 cm
Michał Grochowiak, Feuerzeuge, 2016, pigment ink on cotton paper, 65 x 55 cm
Nicolas Grospierre, Ron Wade, from the Oval Offices series, 2013, pigment ink on cotton paper, 125 x 100 cm
Aneta Grzeszykowska, Negative Make-Up, 2016, pigment ink on cotton paper, diptych, 40 x 56 cm
Dorotka Kaczmarek, Untitled, 2015, pigment ink on cotton paper, 35 x 50 cm
Marcin Kaliński, Seven Sisters, 2015, pigment ink on cotton paper, 55 x 82 cm
Jacek Kołodziejski, Plants, 2016, pigment ink on cotton paper, 120 x 90 cm
Milena Korolczuk, From the Ephemerophytes series, 2015, pigment ink on cotton paper, 50 x 50 cm
Wojciech Kostrzewa, Abstract Expression, 2014, pigment ink on cotton paper, 60 x 48 cm
Zuza Krajewska, Teacher's Birthday, 2016, pigment ink on cotton paper, 76 x 100 cm
Yulia Krivich, Secret Place, from the Presentiment series, 2014, pigment ink on cotton paper, 35 x 50 cm
Łukasz Kuś, Untitled, from the Glimpses series, 2013, pigment ink on cotton paper, 20 x 30 cm
Aleksandra Loska, Untitled, from IX series, 2015, digital print on cotton paper, 52 x 75 cm
Rafał Milach, from the About the Man who Jumped Off a Bridge series, 2012, set of 8 photographs framed together, pigment ink on paper, 16,5 x 13 cm each
Anna Orłowska, Untitled, from the Faces series, 2014, pigment ink on paper, 75 x 56 cm
Witek Orski, Mirror Sideways, 2016, pigment ink on cotton paper, 45 x 30 cm
Igor Omulecki, Sea, 2015, pigment ink on paper, plexi, 50 x 50 cm
Krzysztof Pijarski, Coil, 2014, pigment ink on cotton paper, 50 x 35 cm
Błażej Pindor, Untitled (Smyk 026-1), 2016, pigment ink on cotton paper, 75 x 100 cm
Joanna Piotrowska, Untitled, 2014, silver gelatin hand print, 30 x 24 cm
Zbigniew Rogalski, Mirrors, 2016, pigment ink on cotton paper, 70 x 90 cm
Szymon Rogiński, Burned, 2015, lightbox, 60 x 80 cm
Łukasz Rusznica, Proving Ground, 2015, pigment in on cotton paper, 43,3 x 57,8 cm
Mateusz Sadowski, no title_01, 2015, c-print on plywood, ca. 90 x 50 cm
Mateusz Sarełło, Untitled, from the Swell series, 2012, pigment ink on cotton paper, 40 x 60 cm
Jan Smaga, Museum / Idea, Sebastian Cichocki, 2015, pigment ink on cotton paper, 70 x 50 cm
Andrzej Tobis, Magical Eye, from the A-Z series, 2016, lambda print, 55 x 40 x 5 cm
Piotr Uklański, Untitled (W pustyni i w puszczy), 2015, silver gelatin print from digital file, 61 x 34,5 cm
Monika Wiechowska, Still Life (DR), 2015, pigment ink on cotton paper, 75 x 50 cm
Justyna Wierzchowiecka, Museum Studies, 2015, digital print, 70 x 50 cm
Wojciech Wilczyk, from the Polish-Polish Dictionary series, Świdnik, Wyzwolenia Street, 15.02.2016, 2016, pigment in on cotton paper, 43,7 x 61 cm
Karolina Zajączkowska, Mother's alarm clock, 2013, pigment ink on cotton paper, 35 x 30 cm
Janek Zamoyski, KENKO (Homage to Nampei Akaki), 2016, lambda print on metallic paper, acrylic glass, 30 x 45 cm
Albert Zawada, Rabbit, 2013, pigment ink on cotton paper, 38 x 50 cm
Tomek Zerek, Miro, 2013, pigment ink on cotton paper, 90 x 67 cm
Marta Zgierska, Untitled, from the Post series, 2015, pigment ink on cotton paper, 42,8 x 60 cm
