Along the silent wave New exhibition at the Archeology of Photography Foundation! 📍 Archeology of Photography Foundation, ul. Chłodna 20, Warsaw 📅 Exhibition duration: 19.09–09.11.2025 🎟️ Free admission ✨ Opening: 18.08 (Thursday), 6:00 PM 🕒 Opening hours: - During WGW: 19-21.09 from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM - After WGW (from 22.09): - Mon.–Thu. 11:00 AM–5:00 PM - Fri. 3:00 PM–7:00 PM - Sat.–Sun. 11:00 AM–7:00 PM The exhibition addresses the fragility of ecosystems, based on works by artists from the Archeology of Photography Foundation archive as well as installations, photographic objects, and sound works by Ewa Doroszenko. The artist takes the classical motif of the landscape – one of the oldest themes in art history – as a starting point to challenge its established romantic character in discourse. Doroszenko uses, among others, photographs by Polish photography classics: Zbigniew Dłubak (1921–2005), Mariusz Hermanowicz (1950–2008), Marek Piasecki (1935–2011), and Antoni Zdebiak (1951–1991). Each of these figures had a distinct artistic personality, but in the archives of all these creators, we find the theme of nature – neglected, enslaved by humans, striving to grow and function despite the challenges posed by human civilization. The theoretical basis of Doroszenko's work includes considerations by Arne Næss, the creator of the "deep ecology" movement. In line with the assumptions of eco-philosophy, the artist not only comments on the current ecological crisis but also raises questions about its source. Identifying the causes of the current state, among others, in the way the environment is perceived, the cycles presented at the exhibition use representations of non-existent landscapes and explore human perceptual limitations. Intricately constructed objects consist of fragments of photographs depicting various ecologically valuable places worldwide, threatened by human expansion, connected together with pins. Doroszenko also raises questions about shifting boundaries between the domains of nature and technology and explores the issue of soundscapes by using acoustic stimuli that enable participation in the exhibition for people with diverse types of perception and visual impairments. Combining post-photography, sound, and digital tools, the artist encourages reflection on the eco-centric concept of interspecies interdependence. The exhibition is presented as part of Warsaw Gallery Weekend 2025 (WGW+), the largest contemporary art festival in the region. Ewa Doroszenko An intermedia artist, Doctor of Fine Arts, living and working in Warsaw. A graduate of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, a scholarship holder of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage in 2019 and 2024, and a laureate of many international competitions, including Preview – Fait Gallery Brno 2016, Debuts 2018 – doc! photo magazine, Debut 2018 – Lithuanian Photographers Association, and a finalist of, among others, Noorderlicht International Photo Festival 2021, Kranj Foto Fest 2021, International Festival of Photography FIF BH Brazil 2020, Athens Digital Arts Festival 2020, Der Greif and the World Photography Organisation open call 2018, FILE Electronic Language International Festival Sao Paulo 2015. She has participated in artistic residencies, including Hangar Barcelona in Spain, Kunstnarhuset Messen Ålvik in Norway, Atelierhaus Salzamt Linz in Austria, The Island Resignified Lefkada in Greece, Klaipeda Culture Communication Center in Lithuania, Petrohradska Kolektiv Prague in the Czech Republic, Re_Act contemporary art laboratory in Portugal. Her projects have been presented in numerous solo exhibitions and in collaboration with Jacek Doroszenko, including at the Wrocław Contemporary Museum, Fait Gallery in Brno, Pragovka Gallery in Prague, Exgirlfriend Gallery in Berlin, Foto Forum in Bolzano, Propaganda Gallery in Warsaw, Fort Institute of Photography in Warsaw, National Forum of Music in Wrocław, Starak Family Foundation in Warsaw, Polish Institute in Düsseldorf. Ewa Doroszenko's works are part of many art collections, including the collection of the Center for Contemporary Art Znaki Czasu in Toruń, Raffles Europejski Hotel in Warsaw, Lower Silesian Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts in Wrocław, Krupa Art Foundation in Wrocław. 🌐 Website: https://ewa-doroszenko.com
