indecision by Roland Okoń
Exhibition Catalogue
on isi ec ind
n o
is i c
e d
n i EXHIBITION CATALOGUE ROLAND OKOŃ
The collection of black and white photographs came into existence in the years 2008-2014 and documents my pursuit of harmony in imagery. The exhibition is entitled “Indecision” and refers to this search, as well to the portraits of people standing on the brink of adult life, forced to make decisions – both those significant and those trivial.
”ANYWHERE BUT HERE”
”SANDY GIRL”
”UNDERWATER LEVITATION”
”HOLLYWOOD SPECIAL”
”EIGHT”
”CHARMED LIFE”
”EYES CLOSED EYED STARING”
”CAFE LATE”
”THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH”
”HAPPINESS”
”FOR YOUR EYES ONLY”
”CALIFORNIA LOVE”
”INTO THE MAZE”
”WATERGATE”
”THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS”
”OUT INTO THE DARK”
”EMERGE FROM NOTHING”
Photographs: Jacek Szust (1,2,4,5,6,7,9), Rafał Werszler (3,8)
About the artist Born in Poland in 1973, Roland Okoń studied architecture at the Wroclaw University of Technology and later at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. He did not go on to pursue a career in architecture, but instead decided to devote his life to his greatest passion – photography. At one time he was also active in the music industry, but he eventually drifted away from this ambition and settled on graphic design. The search for inspiration led him to a fascination with photography, which remains the key area of his interest and efforts to this day; both professional and otherwise. Roland treats photography as a purely esthetic experience. His black and white photographs are characterized by a thoroughly considered sense of composition and proportion, as well as a painter’s approach to light. His photographs are influenced by classic photography, and contain echoes of fashion photography and subtle hints of pop culture. Many of his photographs possess a hypnotic element of tasteful eroticism, which naturally draws the viewer into an intimate imaginary world.
Exhibitions 2015 - "Porno Messaliance" Dum Narodnostnich Mensin, Prague, CZ 2015 - "Nieskończoność minus jeden" CK Agora, Wroclaw, PL 2015 - Galeria AB, Cracow, PL 2014 - Viva Photo Awards - Stadion Narodowy - Warsaw, PL 2014 - "Rozterki" Galeria Pod Plafonem, Bibilioteka Miejska, Wroclaw, PL 2014 - "Męskie Ciacho" Kalambur, Wroclaw, PL 2013 - "RYTUŁAŁ - Ostatnia noc szamanów" Wroclaw, PL 2012 - Festiwal Podwodny Wroclaw, PL 2011 - Passion For Freedom Art Festival, London, UK 2009 - "Noc Kobiet" Kalambur, Wroclaw, PL 2009 - "Sky above us" Wroclaw University, PL 2009 - "Over the Bridge" Galeria Pauza, Cracow, PL
website: www.rolandokon.com
www.rolandokon.com