Rafal Michalak
THE WALL (Series)
DESCRIPTION
The Wall is the self-portrait series created at the break of 2014 and 2015.
The leitmotif and the main theme of these photographs is the loneliness of man in a world of transformation, in which the only constant feature is a permanent change. There are also two important literary references that have become both the ground as well as artistic inspiration for the cycle. These are the books "On The Peaks of Despair" by Emil Cioran and "The Book of Disquiet written by Bernard Soares" written by Fernando Pessoa.
The motto of the series:
I'm not made for love, I was born too sad.
–Emil Cioran
AUTHOR
Rafał Michalak
Born 1971. Lives and works in Wroclaw, Poland. He studied political science and public relations. At present he studies Photography and Multimedia at the Academy of Art and Design in Wroclaw. He has been associated with the advertising industry and commercial photography for years. In his everyday work he deals with brand communication issues as well as visual identity development for companies and corporations. At the same time he is actively engaged in creating his own original photography, thereafter presented in exhibitions and published in trade magazines.
PRIZES
November 2015
1st prize & Golden Glass award | SHAME photography & THE WALL, series of photographs in the category a PERSON for a picture
11th Photographic Open Championship Olsztyn 2015, held under the auspices of Olsztyn City Major
June 2015
1st place | The WALL, series of photographs
Special Prize of the FORMAT magazine
3th Biennial of Art in Piotrków Trybunalski, a national contest entitled POST APOCALYPSE
ODA – Center of Art in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland
August 2013
1st place | Loneliness photography
The Minister of Culture and National Heritage Award
Gold Medal for photographic creations
8th Black & White Photography Biennial
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