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The Residents. Portraits
“Approaching portrait photography as primarily a special kind of meeting between two people, we assume photographers will be able to strike up a relationship and collaborate with the portrayed artists. Our goal is to capture images of the residents at this particular moment in their stay in Warsaw, hinging on a creative meeting of personalities on both sides of the lens. The work on these portraits may become a starting point for future collaborations, mutual inspiration, and the expansion of their network of contacts within the global artistic community.” 3Marianna Dobkowska and Witek Orski
The Residents. Portraits is a long-term initiative aimed at creating a platform for cooperation between artists-in-residence at U–jazdowski and the most interesting Polish photographers of the younger generation, active in the field of visual arts. The basic outcome of this cooperation will be an original series of portraits of the residents taken by invited photographers. The project was initiated by Marianna Dobkowska, the curator of U–jazdowski residencies, and artist Witek Orski. The first invited photographer was Karolina Zajączkowska, who captured the 2018 autumn residents. The portraits of artists who lived and worked at the Ujazdowski Castle in spring and summer 2019 were taken by Dawid Misiorny. Further editions of the project include Weronika Ławniczak, Katarzyna Szugajew, and Witek Orski.
