We cordially invite you to join us and the artist, Leszek Górski, to celebrate the opening of his solo show photo-sensitivity. The exhibition is hosted by the andel’s Hotel Kraków and Warimpex Finanz- und Beteiligungs AG, as a part of the project ANDEL’S PHOTO.
Opening reception on Thursday, October 23th, 2014 from 7pm „Subversive landscapes”
„Leszek Gorski is fascinated by the world of technical and utilitarian human activities. He notices and appreciates its beauty: the colour, rhythm, repetitivness of forms, configuration of light and shadow. What he photographs and the way he does it is like a song glorifying the achievements of human genius and organisational artistry of the area that surrounds us” – that is how Wojciech Plewinski, senior of Polish photography, trained architect, sensitive to such aesthetics, writes about Gorski’s photography.
In the photographs it is possible to find traces of Bresson’s lightness, the bravery and pugnacity of Russian constructivists, and Rodchenko. Maybe even affinity with the Duesseldorf School’s struggle for the cleannes of frame and reductionism of means of expression. But there is one totally individual feature, hard to miss: these photographs put us in a good mood. They talk to us directly: look what wonderful things we have created, let’s enjoy them. It is a quite subversive message in our pessimistic and nervous times.
Formally speaking, it is typical documentary photography, always presenting some part of reality. However, Gorski shows us this image hoping it will make the viewers feel, remember, and will never leave them cold. He hopes his work will be recognised, even unconsciously, and enriched with a quality resulting from the author’s creative input. At least such hope guides him in his work.
Leszek Górski, born 1960 in Krosno, based in Cracow, graduated from the Cracow University of Technology. Has been taking pictures for 30 years. Mainly interested in architecture and people in urban enviroment. He looks at the world from a distance but with liking and interest. He wants everything he does to be a source of positive emotions. His pictures affirm the world of progres and civilisation. Gorski is a member of the Association of Polish Art Photographers.
