Camera obscura at The General’s Villa A site-specific realization in a villa designed by Ludwik Wojtyczko and built in 1936–1937 for the industrialist Czesław Śmiechowski. The house completed the development of Salwator towards Kościuszko Mound and formed part of a residential villa colony initiated by the Society for the Construction of Affordable Housing. During World… Continue reading Camera obscura at The Generals Villa
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Camera obscura in the Vauxhall Palace
Camera obscura in the Vauxhall Palace A camera obscura installation realized in the staircase of the Vauxhall Palace in Krzeszowice (Vauxhall Gallery). The classical camera obscura mechanism was enhanced with a lens, allowing for a sharper and more saturated image. The inverted projection of the street, trees, and surrounding architecture appeared on the walls and… Continue reading Camera obscura in the Vauxhall Palace
Camera obscura on a desrted island
Camera obscura on a deserted island Camera obscura was installed on a deserted island on the Vistula River as part of an land art exhibition organized within the residency program of Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej Wiewiórka. At the center of a sandy riverbank, a tent was erected and its interior transformed into a projection chamber. At… Continue reading Camera obscura on a desrted island
Camera Obscura at the Salt Storage
Camera Obscura at the Salt Storage Camera obscura was created within the spaces where I have been co-running the Wiewiórka Centre for Contemporary Art for the past several years – in the former Salt Storage in Krakow. A building with over two hundred years of history, it has served as a salt depot, stables, military… Continue reading Camera Obscura at the Salt Storage
This is a fantastic hole
This Is a Fantastic Hole Optical site-specific installation at Baszta Gallery, Kraków This Is a Fantastic Hole is an optical, site-specific intervention based on the principles of camera obscura and a system of mirrors, penetrating the walls of Dworek Białoprądnicki and Baszta Gallery in Kraków. By reintroducing external daylight—absent from the ruins of the sixteenth-century… Continue reading This is a fantastic hole