From 18th July to 1st September 2010
Michał Brzeziński Monography
Multimedia Artist, Poland
About Michał Brzeziński:
Michał Brzeziński, born in 1975, artist, theoretician, curator in
Contemporary Art Center Łaźnia in Gdansk, author of Galeria NT. Graduate of film studies at the Media and
Audiovisual Culture Department at the University of Łodź. MA thesis entitled Sub-ject, Body, Identity.
A Contribution to Cybercultural Anthropology completed in 2003. Specialising in visual media, including TV,
DVD and the Internet. An organizer of video training workshops and author of a TV program devoted to
video. His work combines the tradition of video art and experimental cinema and is a reflection on the
phenomenon of identity in the world of new media.
His work was presented in Łódź Biennale 2006, Szczecin Festiwal Inspiracje 2008, Poznań: Biennale of
Photography 2009, Józef Robakowski’s Programme Polish Found Footage 1957−2004, at Rzeźnia Miejska
during the Second Art Fair in Poznań 2004, Lublin Art Gallery, Space-twotentwo Gallery in London as well as
a part of Galeria Wymiany collection: New Video Energies at the Art Centre of Poznań and
DVD -— new video energies at the Manhattan Gallery in Łódź.
Furthermore, his video was screened as part of Krzysztof Jurecki’s lectures held at Centre for Contemporary
Arts “Łaźnia” in Gdańsk, “Kont” Art Gallery in Lublin, “Wozownia” Art Gallery in Toruń, Centre for
Contemporary Arts “Zamek Ujazdowski” in Warsaw, to name a few.
A one-man screening of his work Peer Gynt took place at A. Rubinstein’s Concert Hall in Łódź. Other solo
screenings were held at the Arsenal Art Gallery in Białystok, “Bunkier Sztuki” Art Gallery in Cracow and Art
Museum in Łódź.
Awarded the Ministry for Culture and the National Heritage Scholarship in 2008.
http://michal.brzezinski.net
Videos presented:
Pasja , 2006, 01:30
A visual interview with Google, The Search Engine.
Memory, 2003, 04:42
Video based on the content of “Temporary Internet Files”
folder.
Drzewa, 2008, 05:21
Using interlace as an effect to gain energy on the screen.
Influence, 2010, 24:15
Very complex example of video-narration called by author
video-cascade. This is kind of video is a way to stimulate
process of forming identity by serious of flowing images that
are forms for thoughts of viewer (water) and migration of the
flexible nature of mind from one into another form will create
kind of transcendental meditation when every single person
can stay closer to inner nature, universal nature of life and its
expression in ritual, religion and cultural context.
Landszaft a sprawa polska , 2005, 04:49
Utilising analogy between train wheels and DV tape, the
footage is captured indiscriminately, devoid of cultural
interference on the part of the author. The result
demonstrates
a primary link between land and its inhabitants.
Rise, 2006, 02:02
A satirical glimpse into Polish romantic nature.
Ideal logic, 2008, 09:42
one of the Palestinian activists has said to me: “Try to
imagine Israel without conflict.”
Energetic angles, 2010, 03:41
Computer is dreaming about lines and angles to open up the
scope of our imagination.
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