Zygmunt Rytka

Stones, Ants, and Television
Photographic Works 1971–2010

The first monograph of Zygmunt Rytka photographic work in English — is a comprehensive collection including early conceptual cycles, works dealing with consumer culture, politically charged analytical studies of the language of mass media, and works focusing on the relationship between culture and nature.

There is commentary on the cycles provided by notes from the author, an interview conducted by Anna Maria Leśniewska, and new texts by David Crowley, Karol Hordziej, and Daniel Muzyczuk.

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Konrad Pustoła

The book is a visual essay consisting of three parts. The first is a selection taken from earlier photographic series by Konrad Pustoła called „Sanna” (1999) and „Warszawa” (2002). The next part presents better-known projects in non-chronological order, e.g. „Nieskończone Domy” [„Unfinished Homes”] (2008), as well as newer, unpublished works. The final part is a fragment of the „Dark Rooms” series (2009), which turned out to be a breakthrough project for the artist

PHotoESPAÑA Best International Photography Publication of the Year 2022 

Marta Bogdańska
SHIFTERS

SHIFTERS is a 14-chapter artist book of 850 pages, an author’s vision of the history of animals in army, police, military and spy programs. The book uses archival & found footage and texts written by 4 authors.

Spread from SHIFTERS by Marta Bogdańska

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