Experimental nominee

Genesis

Polar ice caps are melting and sea levels are rising. In some regions - such as the mountains - extreme weather events and rainfall are becoming more frequent, while other areas are suffering from severe heat waves and droughts. It's raining on k2, it's pouring on Everest, streams of water are flowing over glaciers. Acid rain - caused by increasing atmospheric pollution - is dissolving the surrounding landscape, and extreme temperature spikes are accelerating its erosion. We look at the desolate peaks of the ancient prophets - this is our modern Genesis land. Something is ending in it and undoubtedly something else is beginning.

shooting technique: long exposure time, multiple exposures of the same frame.

Paweł Opalinski - born on February 23, 1967 in Kielce (POLAND), visual artist and designer. His research interests include the emotions of the recipient of a visual message - in which, as the creator, he interacts through a specific code, calculated and shaped for a specific purpose. Searching for innovative forms of photographic expression, he uses his own experimental imaging techniques. Artistic works, exhibited both in Poland and abroad, have brought the author a number of awards, including in such prestigious competitions as the International Photography Awards (USA) - 10 awards in the following categories: fine art, documentary and landscape; Paris Photography Prize (France) - in the category The Best Photographic Book of The Year; Mountain Photography Biennial (Poland) - Grand Prix or International Mountain Photography Competition (Poland) - twice Grand Prix and gold medals of the International Federation of Art Photographers (FIAP).
He shares his design practice and artistic activity with scientific and didactic work. Lecturer at the European Academy of Art in Warsaw, the University of Information Technology in Łódź and the Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce - where he has been working as a professor since 2018.