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Iza Jaroszewska
"Iceland"
My journey to Iceland was extraordinary for many reasons. It chose me by itself. I was asked to run photography workshops and I suddenly found myself in a very strange place. I was surprised by the open space, as far as the eye could see, covered by dark volcanic lava, bereft of trees and in the constant company of wind. Because it was June, the time of the summer solstice, the Sun practically never went down beyond the horizon. The day never ended. Long shadows and an amazing light create the aura of most of my photographs. I couldn’t sleep because of the constant wind and the absence of night. Many photographs were taken as a result of insomnia at about one in the morning. For unknown reasons my watch stopped working and I completely lost any sense of time. This was my internal state in which most of my photographs came into being. Beyond time and space. In such a state the symbolic sense of everything that we see unveils itself before us in a most natural manner. The complete fusion with what appears externally and perceiving the dependencies between all phenomena, as well as the clarity of each particular phenomenon, constitutes the principle of the Mandala. In the Mandala everything concentrates around space without an observer. Every experience leads to another and all are connected to each other. The pattern which is created by successive visual experiences suddenly becomes clear, because we are looking at them without prejudice, without judgment and without a categorization of the mind. Consciousness becomes clear and reaches everywhere. A panoramic camera was used to additionally heighten the feeling of never ending space. (PhD Izabela Jaroszewska)
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Doctorate in Film Art at the faculty of Cinematography and TV Realizations in The Polish National Film, Television and Theater School in Lodz (PWSTFiTv) in 2010. Graduated in Law from the Adam Mickeiwicz University in Poznan, graduated from the Polish National Film, Television and Theater School in Lodz as well as undertaking the study of professional photography at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan. She worked on the realization of feature films and advertisements. Lectured at the Academy of Visual Arts, The Royal Academy of Art in the Hague as well as running workshops and lecturing in Iceland. Currently lecturer and director at the European Academy of Photography in Warsaw (www.eaf.com.pl). An honorary member of the Artistic Board in the House of Photography in Warsaw and a member of the photographic portfolio review committee at the International Festival of Photography in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Photography critic (articles and columns for magazines ”Pozytyw”, ”Kwartalnik Fotografia”), was jury member for many photographic competitions.
Exhibitions (a selection): 2005 – ”The Night Needs Love”; perimeter fence of the Lazienki Park, CitiAfterEight competition; ”De Profundis” film showing, Media Art Warsaw Biennale; 2004 – retrospective exhibition, Festival Complex in Varna, Bulgaria; ”Warsaw in the City”, Galeria Sztuki gallery, Nova Zagora, Bulgaria; the Large Exhibition of Photography – 5 years of the “Pozytyw” monthly , The House of Photography, IV Photo and Video Fair, Lodz; B&B Gallery in Bielsko-Biala, perimeter fence of the Lazienki Park in Warsaw, WM Gallery, Amsterdam, Holland; “Iceland – No Man’s Land”, Luksfera Gallery, Warsaw; “De Profundis”, The Hafnarfjordur Institute of Culture and Fine Art, Reykjavik, Iceland; 2003 – “Globalization Symbols and Icons”, International Meetings of Photography Plovdiv, Bulgaria; “La Mer”, The House of Photography, Warsaw: retrospective exhibition, Polish institute, Sophia, Bulgaria; 2001 – ”My Dreams”, FF Gallery, Lodz; “The Jazzbook”, Helicon, Warsaw: Regional Museum in Wolsztyn; retrospective exhibition, Stara Wozownia Art Gallery , Torun; 1999 - The Old ZPAF Gallery in Warsaw; Regional Museum in Zyrardow; a presentation accompanying Henri Cartier-Bresson’s exhibition, Days of French Culture, Bretany House, Poznan; 1998 –“Relations”, Art Gallery, Klodzko; BWA Gallery, Gorzow Wlkp.; House of Photography, Poprad, Slovakia; 1997 – ASP Gallery, Cracow; ASP Gallery, Poznan; Prezentacje Gallery, Wojnowice; 1996 –“Jazz Impressions”, “pf” Gallery, II Poznan Days of Photography, MTP Gallery, Poznan.