Distant Place
Five Photographic Stories about the Vistula River in WarsawExhibition
Photographs by Jan Brykczyński, Michał Łuczak, Rafał Milach,
Adam Pańczuk and Agnieszka Rayss of the Sputnik Photos collective
Produced by Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, 2012
Role:
Curator of the Exhibition
Create the concept of the photographic exhibition in cooperation with the 5 photographers
Work on the development of the photographic essay with each photographer individually
Select the essential images in cooperation with the Sputnik Team
Copernicus Science Center opened Pavilion 512 down at the Riverbank for its first exhibition “Distant Place”

The pavillion offers one long concrete wall running parallel to the Vistula River. The photography is printed on billboard paper, glued right on the wall and layed out in an ongoing flow. Visitors can walk along the images similar to taking a walk along the river.
Photography by Michał Łuczak
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Images displayed in the room at 3 meter height
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The 83 meter long room with a stripe of daylight from top

Photography by Agnieszka Rayss and Adam Pańczuk
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Animation of exhibition in PhotoShop

Photography by Jan Brykczyński, Rafal Milach
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The installation in Reality
At the opening...

Book signing with the artists and opening

In July 2012 Kopernikus Science Center in Warsaw (Poland) opened its Pavilion 512 down at the Riverbank for its first exhibition. The Sputnik Photos collective asked Barbara Stauss to curate a photographic exhibition. Together with the photographers she worked on the concept for the exhibition space, and with each photographer individually on developing his/ her photographic essay. Together we select the essential images most suitable for the exhibition space and worked with the designer on the edit of the catalogue.