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Marta Stysiak

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came up years ago like the video I'm
making know basing on Meister Eckhart
quotation. It was first a short feature
script with more traditional plot. However, over time it lost its appeal and the
story does't matter any mor e, though the
core, the subject is still important. The
same is with photography. I try to convey
the meanings, a message, a sociological
issue of what or who I portray to give it a
chance to be viewed and recognised by
wider audience and after an interval of
time. I think I keep my photographs in a
simple style to let the message appeal to
a viewer rather than the beauty of the
picture itself otherwise I find it boring
afetr sometime. So, the character of my
photographs is never the issue itself, it
helps to read the issue. With the photography series “With” the style was imposed from the very beginning to make
an impression of shall I say “rabbit in the
headlights”. Beacuse most wild animals
in the city are seen at night crossing the
streets, dogs are popular but snakes for
instance are rare and hard to spot. So,
night became the ally and with a flash
lamp it draw the character of the images,
which seem to be just portraits with beloved pets but show more of a social issue where a man domesticated the
animal in the city. So, the character of
those images also tells the story don't
flatter the person on it. The same was
with Simple things, where still lifes found
and photographed in nuresery homes are
far from beautiful apples or luxury goods.
They are harsh and uneasy to look at.
The use of manual camera here was crucial in order to get such look.
Over these years your works have been
internationally showcased in several
occasions: one of the hallmarks of your
practice is the capability to create direct
involvement with the viewers, who are

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