dimensions: 38.5 x 28.5 cm technique: 12 black and white silver gelatin fiber prints made from original Eustachy Kossakowski s negatives edition: 6 price: 12 000 PLN Each portfolio is numbered and signed by Anna Ptaszkowska, the owner of the copyrights.
The series contains a selection of photographs documenting Polish heavy industry of the 1950s and 1960s, one of the photographer s most favorite subjects. In the communist epoch, Kossakowski received many awards for these photographs mainly thanks to their singular artistic qualities: the combination of monumentalization and estheticization of the industrial landscape with distance and perversity. Kossakowski s peculiar usage of black humor and the ability to surprise the audience constitute the specific beauty of these images. Eustachy Kossakowski s works belong to the canon of Polish and world photography. Associated with the Polish avant-garde, the photographer is known for his work documenting Polish and Paris artistic life. He was a member of Polish art scene around Galeria Krzywe Koło and later Foksal Gallery. Kossakowski photographed stage plays of renowned Polish playwrights Tadeusz Kantor and Jerzy Grotowski. Simultaneously, he worked for the most popular Polish magazines Polska (Poland) and Świat (World), creating one of the most remarkable photojournalism. In 1970, he moved to France, where he created impressive photographing series and books, 6 Meters to Paris and The Lights of Chartres among them. The Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw owns a complete archive of Eustachy Kossakowski s negatives. In 2012, the first three collectible portfolios were issued, presenting masterpieces of photojournalism in the unique sixth edition. For more information please contact Agnieszka Skolimowska. agnieszka.skolimowska@artmuseum.pl +48 22 596 40 23