There’s Nothing There, Anyway. Diana Lelonek, Marek Kucharski

During preparations for their expedition into the depths of the island continent all they heard was “There’s nothing there anyway”. Although they made efforts to locate themselves among the fauna and flora of the epic outback scenery, the photographs taken during the trip suggest that there, the presence of humans can exist only in the form of traces taking on meanings connected with a time when it was the forces of nature that ruled.

By placing the photos in a quasi-scientific fashion alongside anonymous photos from other parts of the world and reproductions of living organisms from science textbooks found upon their return, they allude to the working methods of 19th-century naturalists. Continuing their journey, they subjectively adapt the theory of evolution from Charles Darwin’s The Origin of Species, according to which all species derive from earlier forms. The process of erasing the words from the book and combining the new sections with pictures becomes a way of reaching for the primeval powers of the subconscious which the image can reveal.

 

Diana Lelonek(ur. 1988, Katowice)
Studentka fotografii na Uniwersytecie Artystycznym w Poznaniu. Fotografię traktuje jako punkt wyjścia i pole eksperymentu, łącząc ją z innymi mediami. Swoje prace pokazywała m.in. w Chinach, Wielkiej Brytanii, na Biennale Fotografii w Poznaniu, Fotofestiwalu w Łodzi.

Marek Kucharski (ur. 1982, Grudziądz)
Absolwent Państwowej Wyższej Szkoły Filmowej, Telewizyjnej i Teatralnej w Łodzi oraz Uniwersytetu Artystycznego w Poznaniu. Stypendysta miasta st. Warszawy i Marszałka Województwa Łódzkiego. Zajmuje się sztuką z pogranicza fotografii, video i instalacji. Swoje prace pokazywał m.in. w Niemczech, Indonezji i Australii.


 

Diana LELONEK, Marek KUCHARSKI –  There's Nothing There, Anyway
Curators: Gunia Nowik, Patrick Komorowski
Vernissage: 17.05, 3 PM
Exhibition open: 17.05-15.06
the Greenroom Gallery, ul. Podzamcze 26/5