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The book SKIN by Prof. Izabela Łapińska, photographer and lecturer at the Department of Film Art Organization, won the Silver Prize of the French PX3 photo competition in the Book category.
The "Prix de la Photographie, Paris" (PX3) competition promotes the photographic work of emerging talents and brings together photographers from around the world in the artistic circle of Paris.
The book "Skin", limited and signed edition, is the culmination of four photographic projects "Naked Face", "Meristem", "Biopsy" and "Autopsy" by Izabela Łapińska. It is a summary of the penetration of the body shell, human skin, but also animal and vegetable skin. The photographic search for features common to living and non-living creatures reveals similarities in the structure of tissue, reveals unusual structures and forms, both imperceptible and those consciously omitted in contemporary culture and the sphere of the body. The project "Skin" touches on the subject of passing, destruction and degradation of the body.
The book was published by the Lodz Film School Publishing House.
"You have to look at photographs in the right way and think about them for a long time but this is not possible without understanding the medium. The more I photograph, the more meanings I discover. The more I am amazed and at the same time terrified by the impact of photography on contemporary culture and the system of human behaviour. The innocent eye does not exists, the eye chooses, rejects, distinguishes, explains and even evaluates. Photography, through ethical implications, enters the category of evaluating, which is why, in my opinion, awareness of the medium and responsibility are so important. Photography has a strong connection with reality, and by unmasking reality, it can be very embarrassing to the viewer, especially when it touches bare skin." - writes the author.
Izabela Łapińska
Polish artist photographer and film expert. Professor of art, PhD degree in the field of film art, specialization - photography at the National Film, Television and Theatre School in Łódź. She is a graduate of photography at the PWSFTviT in Łódź. She also graduated from the University of Lodz in the field of culture studies, specialization in film studies. She has had dozens of individual photographic exhibitions, domestic and foreign, and numerous publications in periodicals, including French, Belgian, Czech and Greek. The artist's works have been published in the Belgian "Objectif", in the French edition of "PHOTO", in the magazines "Pozytyw", "Camera Obscura", "Format" and "Akademia".
Complete list of winners: px3.fr/winners
Congratulations!
The book "Skin", limited and signed edition, is the culmination of four photographic projects "Naked Face", "Meristem", "Biopsy" and "Autopsy" by Izabela Łapińska. It is a summary of the penetration of the body shell, human skin, but also animal and vegetable skin. The photographic search for features common to living and non-living creatures reveals similarities in the structure of tissue, reveals unusual structures and forms, both imperceptible and those consciously omitted in contemporary culture and the sphere of the body. The project "Skin" touches on the subject of passing, destruction and degradation of the body.
The book was published by the Lodz Film School Publishing House.
Project and typesetting: Joanna Apanowicz, PhD
Printing house: Oltom.
"You have to look at photographs in the right way and think about them for a long time but this is not possible without understanding the medium. The more I photograph, the more meanings I discover. The more I am amazed and at the same time terrified by the impact of photography on contemporary culture and the system of human behaviour. The innocent eye does not exists, the eye chooses, rejects, distinguishes, explains and even evaluates. Photography, through ethical implications, enters the category of evaluating, which is why, in my opinion, awareness of the medium and responsibility are so important. Photography has a strong connection with reality, and by unmasking reality, it can be very embarrassing to the viewer, especially when it touches bare skin." - writes the author.
Izabela Łapińska
Polish artist photographer and film expert. Professor of art, PhD degree in the field of film art, specialization - photography at the National Film, Television and Theatre School in Łódź. She is a graduate of photography at the PWSFTviT in Łódź. She also graduated from the University of Lodz in the field of culture studies, specialization in film studies. She has had dozens of individual photographic exhibitions, domestic and foreign, and numerous publications in periodicals, including French, Belgian, Czech and Greek. The artist's works have been published in the Belgian "Objectif", in the French edition of "PHOTO", in the magazines "Pozytyw", "Camera Obscura", "Format" and "Akademia".
Complete list of winners: px3.fr/winners
Congratulations!