July was the most bloodiest month on the Donbass for long time. ‘Phoney war’ is still on the rise. Being in Kiev, I doesn’t feel anything, just the smell of burned memories. Here time flows differently, as if in another dimension. I want to go back to the Donbass still for a moment, i miss and can’t forgot. It’s hard in this mess, find the hidden meaning other than the
July/2015 -Donbass / Kramatorsk / Ukraine. Not only war! The picture is only one part of the whole reportage. Kramatorsk has been occupied by the insurgent troops until 5th of June 2014 for three months. Today, despite the proximity to the main military line, there is relative peacefull and that is where most of the war correspondents has its base while being on the Donbass. In July, I met and
The history of my research in Ukraine come to a full metaphorical circle. I remember when, in April of 2015, during a first trip to Kiev from Warsaw Western Station, I prepared short material about the perception of Polish people about Ukrainians and their economic migration to Poland. It’s beautiful. Now that I have to finish my document, I must look for help in London. Despite the fact that there
A little bit of my photos from Ukrainian War by analog KIEV 88. The rest of the pictures I was unfortunately taken and exposed by both sides by used force.
The self-proclaimed owner of the word ‘Self’ (polish ‘Jaźń’) as in meaning Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Psyche & Culture vol. 2 November of 2015 / Kharkiv, Ukraine. PL_LANG: Pamiętam pierwsze wilgotności umysłu które przełknąłem odrywając końcówkę dźwięczną słowa Jaźń {:Jaźźźńńńńńńńńńńń}, w jednej chwili stając się bohaterem niemożliwej, literackiej miłości od pierwszego spojrzenia. Przebity na przestrzał, sparaliżowany i zawstydzony jego absolutną totalnością. Poczułem się taki nijaki w jego obliczu. Obezwładniony zmysłowością w jaki sposób
MakeCoffeeNotWAR.org it’a an idea of a non-profit and independent act of a film & photography document about the Ukrainian Conflict. Also an idea of the social activism that uses new media to help the population living in the area of military operation. An independent initiative of the production of a photographic and documentary films from the area of a conflict in Ukraine, focusing on social aspects. It is also an attempt
In early January, there was , at last a chance to open my own authorial gallery. What I failed in Krakow (“New Torun” / polish “Nowy Touń“) by funding problems. I realized in Torun, maybe in a smaller form, but it doesn’t matter. Created with café-bar “Zozowate Szczescie” Ducha 5 street in Torun by name Gallery Of One Act “ZEEZ” (polish: Galeria jednej pracy ZEEZ). The inspiration to create a gallery is the
Two months ago I set up together with a few friends – Cracow artists with operating on Zabłocie – *Constipation Art Group (ang. *GAS; polish *GAZ – GrupaArtystycznego Zaparcia). The goal was simple, activation of the winter depression time and creative / psychological reconstruction life choices of conscince. Maybe even the way of redemption. Purpose naive, but naivety I could never get rid of. Idea: *Constipation (also known as costiveness
Zablocie is one of the most interesting parts of Cracow, but unfortunately also fashionable at the time (what worries me). Quite different charater than the rest of Cracow. Historically Zablocie served as industrial, now is a refuge for art studios, artisans and small business, such as design and printing. Unlucky, specificity of this place disappear by corporate policy and real estate development. Old factory buildings are demolished rather than adopted.