Artur Zmijewski
16 Jan - 28 Feb 2010
The Bakery:
ARTUR ZMIJEWSKI
16.01 – 28.02.2010
In his films and photos Artur Zmijewski (1966) explores social standards , by exposing people to invented situations and assignments, and capturing their behaviour on film. Zmijewski often implements socialpolitical strategies in his works, in which he tries to expose deeply rooted collective traumas. For his latest film, Sculpture Plein-air. Swiecie 2009, he invited seven Polish artists to collaborate with steel workers from the Polish village Swiecie, to create sculptures for the public space together. This intense project is based on similar projects which were initiated in Poland in the sixties, to contribute to the utopian ambition of a classless society, and the fusing of the arts and industrial technological developments.
Sculpture Plein-air shows a more realistic view, and poses the question if these differences could ever be overcome.
Annet Gelink Gallery is pleased to celebrate its ten year anniversary in 2010.
ARTUR ZMIJEWSKI
16.01 – 28.02.2010
In his films and photos Artur Zmijewski (1966) explores social standards , by exposing people to invented situations and assignments, and capturing their behaviour on film. Zmijewski often implements socialpolitical strategies in his works, in which he tries to expose deeply rooted collective traumas. For his latest film, Sculpture Plein-air. Swiecie 2009, he invited seven Polish artists to collaborate with steel workers from the Polish village Swiecie, to create sculptures for the public space together. This intense project is based on similar projects which were initiated in Poland in the sixties, to contribute to the utopian ambition of a classless society, and the fusing of the arts and industrial technological developments.
Sculpture Plein-air shows a more realistic view, and poses the question if these differences could ever be overcome.
Annet Gelink Gallery is pleased to celebrate its ten year anniversary in 2010.