Slowly
by Anita Andrzejeweska
Photographs: Anita Andrzejewska
Publisher: Leica Gallery Warszawa
Year: 2014
Comments: Softcover
Lack of entanglement with any history-arranging context frees her photographs from words that could describe the reality of any given “then” and “now.” Anita lifts the yoke of document off her works, assigning pieces of specific reality to her emotions, impressions or the fascination with the beauty hidden in tiny pieces of ordinary human lives. While the world around seems to breathe horror and aggression, Anita persistently and patiently writes* her éloge de la vie**, with surprising innocence and faith in the non-apocalyptic side of human nature.
The struggle of black and white in her images is more of a testimony to their harmonious consonance with both the Tao philosophy and the biblical notion of coexistence of good and evil than of a nostalgic gesture of resistance against the universally dominant colors. It would be very hard to find even a sliver of ideological mission in these photographs. They are equally far removed from the journalistic denunciation and from prophecies: they do not incite or encourage, nor do they promise anything, because they do not depict momentous events or useful facts. Having received from their author the beauty and power of mystery, locked in apocryphal silence they radiate the beauty of images and visions of humanity, not always consistent with the canon. To present the world in such a manner nowadays, one needs exceptional courage, perseverance, tenderness, empathy, angelic patience and boundless faith in fellow humans, talent – and a little bit of what is called the gift.
Going against the current fashions and trends, Anita Andrzejewska incessantly carves her own way of the world***, wanders over forgotten or unknown paths which lead seemingly to nowhere. Far away, on the outskirts of the civilization of progress, in the folds of everyday and in the wrinkles of time she searches for sources and roots, for a mere shadow of paradise trees. Interestingly, she surprisingly succeeds with capturing the mood of the sacred, both in the gestures of human hands and in their simple works: everyday objects. Even livestock and plants seem to be proud and grateful to their silent Maker.
Anita’s images have the exceptional power of leaving an imprint on our memory, in those areas which our ego does not yet fully comprehend. They do not succumb easily to definitions, names or orders; they have the ability to permeate everything and live everywhere. And as they do not belong to a language, speech or name, they are the essence of creative transparency.
This is just one of the keys with which one can read Anita’s works. One can completely lose oneself among these beautiful, perfectly copied prints, right from the very first sight. Moreover, their boundless silence offers enough space for every look that is ready to create its own world.
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Slowly
by Anita Andrzejeweska
Photographs: Anita Andrzejewska
Publisher: Leica Gallery Warszawa
Year: 2014
Comments: Softcover
Lack of entanglement with any history-arranging context frees her photographs from words that could describe the reality of any given “then” and “now.” Anita lifts the yoke of document off her works, assigning pieces of specific reality to her emotions, impressions or the fascination with the beauty hidden in tiny pieces of ordinary human lives. While the world around seems to breathe horror and aggression, Anita persistently and patiently writes* her éloge de la vie**, with surprising innocence and faith in the non-apocalyptic side of human nature.
The struggle of black and white in her images is more of a testimony to their harmonious consonance with both the Tao philosophy and the biblical notion of coexistence of good and evil than of a nostalgic gesture of resistance against the universally dominant colors. It would be very hard to find even a sliver of ideological mission in these photographs. They are equally far removed from the journalistic denunciation and from prophecies: they do not incite or encourage, nor do they promise anything, because they do not depict momentous events or useful facts. Having received from their author the beauty and power of mystery, locked in apocryphal silence they radiate the beauty of images and visions of humanity, not always consistent with the canon. To present the world in such a manner nowadays, one needs exceptional courage, perseverance, tenderness, empathy, angelic patience and boundless faith in fellow humans, talent – and a little bit of what is called the gift.
Going against the current fashions and trends, Anita Andrzejewska incessantly carves her own way of the world***, wanders over forgotten or unknown paths which lead seemingly to nowhere. Far away, on the outskirts of the civilization of progress, in the folds of everyday and in the wrinkles of time she searches for sources and roots, for a mere shadow of paradise trees. Interestingly, she surprisingly succeeds with capturing the mood of the sacred, both in the gestures of human hands and in their simple works: everyday objects. Even livestock and plants seem to be proud and grateful to their silent Maker.
Anita’s images have the exceptional power of leaving an imprint on our memory, in those areas which our ego does not yet fully comprehend. They do not succumb easily to definitions, names or orders; they have the ability to permeate everything and live everywhere. And as they do not belong to a language, speech or name, they are the essence of creative transparency.
This is just one of the keys with which one can read Anita’s works. One can completely lose oneself among these beautiful, perfectly copied prints, right from the very first sight. Moreover, their boundless silence offers enough space for every look that is ready to create its own world.
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Slowly
by Anita Andrzejeweska
Photographs: Anita Andrzejewska
Publisher: Leica Gallery Warszawa
Year: 2014
Comments: Softcover
Lack of entanglement with any history-arranging context frees her photographs from words that could describe the reality of any given “then” and “now.” Anita lifts the yoke of document off her works, assigning pieces of specific reality to her emotions, impressions or the fascination with the beauty hidden in tiny pieces of ordinary human lives. While the world around seems to breathe horror and aggression, Anita persistently and patiently writes* her éloge de la vie**, with surprising innocence and faith in the non-apocalyptic side of human nature.
The struggle of black and white in her images is more of a testimony to their harmonious consonance with both the Tao philosophy and the biblical notion of coexistence of good and evil than of a nostalgic gesture of resistance against the universally dominant colors. It would be very hard to find even a sliver of ideological mission in these photographs. They are equally far removed from the journalistic denunciation and from prophecies: they do not incite or encourage, nor do they promise anything, because they do not depict momentous events or useful facts. Having received from their author the beauty and power of mystery, locked in apocryphal silence they radiate the beauty of images and visions of humanity, not always consistent with the canon. To present the world in such a manner nowadays, one needs exceptional courage, perseverance, tenderness, empathy, angelic patience and boundless faith in fellow humans, talent – and a little bit of what is called the gift.
Going against the current fashions and trends, Anita Andrzejewska incessantly carves her own way of the world***, wanders over forgotten or unknown paths which lead seemingly to nowhere. Far away, on the outskirts of the civilization of progress, in the folds of everyday and in the wrinkles of time she searches for sources and roots, for a mere shadow of paradise trees. Interestingly, she surprisingly succeeds with capturing the mood of the sacred, both in the gestures of human hands and in their simple works: everyday objects. Even livestock and plants seem to be proud and grateful to their silent Maker.
Anita’s images have the exceptional power of leaving an imprint on our memory, in those areas which our ego does not yet fully comprehend. They do not succumb easily to definitions, names or orders; they have the ability to permeate everything and live everywhere. And as they do not belong to a language, speech or name, they are the essence of creative transparency.
This is just one of the keys with which one can read Anita’s works. One can completely lose oneself among these beautiful, perfectly copied prints, right from the very first sight. Moreover, their boundless silence offers enough space for every look that is ready to create its own world.
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