Halfway
Patryk Karbowski
Instytut Kultury Wizualnej
English
Texted by Krzysztof Pijarski
Hardcover
76 pages
290 x 240 mm
2015
ISBN 9788363025243
A middle-sized city in the center of Poland, halfway between the mountains and the Baltic Sea. Neither rich, nor really poor, with a typical history of a region’s industrial capital which blossomed in the time of state socialism and lost that position after 1989. Such places evolve in a very special way. With advancements in technology and funds from the European Union, the look of both the city and the people has been changing. But still, both remain a medley of the past they come from and the effects of modernization, influenced by the local mentality. A halfway state, in between present and past, between east and west, between here and now.
(source: http://www.patrykkarbowski.com/halfway/)
About the Artist
Born 1989, graduated National Filmschool in Łódź. As a documentary photographer I explore important fenomenas one can see in mundane. My works were shown and awarded at various competitions and festivals (e.g. Magnum Expression Award, Grand Prix Fotofestiwal Łódź, Photolucida finalist, festivals in New York, Seul, Athens, Belfast etc.). I use those experiences in directing short films. No matter how fantastic and bizarre, they are inspired by even stranger reality.
http://www.patrykkarbowski.com/
(source: http://www.patrykkarbowski.com/about/)
About the Publisher
Instytut Kultury Wizualnej is a Polish publishing company, based in Warsaw.
Instytut Kultury Wizualne
