06.12.2011
Views of power - after Krakow it is time for Warsaw
“Konrad Pustoła photographed views of people holding political, economic or symbolic power - from the president Komorowski and cardinal Nycz to the singer Doda. The photographs have now been mounted on Warsaw’s billboards,” said Gazeta.pl. The Views of power project was for the first time displayed at the June ArtBoom Festival in Krakow.
The Mayor of Warsaw Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz was one of the few not to consent to Pustoła’s photo shoot. The photographer’s request was also rejected by Ilona Łepkowska and Kuba Wojewódzki, who argued they had no power. Tomasz Sakiewicz, an editor at Gazeta Polska, first consented but then asked Pustoła to remove the pictures from the project, arguing that he did not like Janusz Palikto’s image also being part of the project, among other reasons. The most stunning views were those from president Bronisław Komorowski’s office at the Presidential Palace and cardinal Kazimierz Nycz’s office on the premises of the Curia at ul. Miodowa. Waldemar Dąbrowski’s view of pl. Teatralny is not any worse. Other people enjoying breath-taking vistas of the city include Zygmunt Solorz-Żak (from the premises of Polsat at ul. Ostrobramska) and Doda (from her appartment in Mokotów). From his office, Adam Michnik sees the industrial terraces of Agora’s offices, and Krzysztof Materna – through window bars – a playground in his courtyard,” discloses the portal.
“Photography allows us to share the views enjoyed by those few who exercise real power,” says photographer Konrad Pustoła about the Views of power project. The first edition was organised along with the Bęz Zmiana Foundation in Krakow as part of the 3rd ArtBoom Festival. Billboards with the views of cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, Wisława Szymborska and Grzegorz Turnau were shown in Krakow in June.
The Views of power. Krakow project employed photography as a vehicle permitting us to adopt the point of view of those few who have real power in the city. It was a series of photographic vistas from the offices of the most important and influential people in Krakow. One’s view from a window, regarded as a determinant of social status, is at the same time a direct source of information on the real external world during working hours. What are the vistas seen by the people deciding Krakow’s fates?
The photographs of Warsaw’s Views of power are displayed on billboards in the city, at tube stations and at an exhibition at the Bęz Zmiana Foundation at ul. Mokotowska 65.
The Mayor of Warsaw Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz was one of the few not to consent to Pustoła’s photo shoot. The photographer’s request was also rejected by Ilona Łepkowska and Kuba Wojewódzki, who argued they had no power. Tomasz Sakiewicz, an editor at Gazeta Polska, first consented but then asked Pustoła to remove the pictures from the project, arguing that he did not like Janusz Palikto’s image also being part of the project, among other reasons. The most stunning views were those from president Bronisław Komorowski’s office at the Presidential Palace and cardinal Kazimierz Nycz’s office on the premises of the Curia at ul. Miodowa. Waldemar Dąbrowski’s view of pl. Teatralny is not any worse. Other people enjoying breath-taking vistas of the city include Zygmunt Solorz-Żak (from the premises of Polsat at ul. Ostrobramska) and Doda (from her appartment in Mokotów). From his office, Adam Michnik sees the industrial terraces of Agora’s offices, and Krzysztof Materna – through window bars – a playground in his courtyard,” discloses the portal.
“Photography allows us to share the views enjoyed by those few who exercise real power,” says photographer Konrad Pustoła about the Views of power project. The first edition was organised along with the Bęz Zmiana Foundation in Krakow as part of the 3rd ArtBoom Festival. Billboards with the views of cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, Wisława Szymborska and Grzegorz Turnau were shown in Krakow in June.
The Views of power. Krakow project employed photography as a vehicle permitting us to adopt the point of view of those few who have real power in the city. It was a series of photographic vistas from the offices of the most important and influential people in Krakow. One’s view from a window, regarded as a determinant of social status, is at the same time a direct source of information on the real external world during working hours. What are the vistas seen by the people deciding Krakow’s fates?
The photographs of Warsaw’s Views of power are displayed on billboards in the city, at tube stations and at an exhibition at the Bęz Zmiana Foundation at ul. Mokotowska 65.
