Subterranean River
Poland
2019
Subterranean River is the portrait of a European traveller visiting the Japan of the Shintoist faith divinities. We are immersed in Japanese mythology, between Kami and Yokai, gods and monsters. Łukasz Rusznica has chosen spirits and other supernatural creatures as guides to help him to map a new territory. This is an exploration of “nature”, i.e. everything that is subject to biological, chemical and physical processes – everything that lives, ages and decays. This series considers the issue as a whole, and the extent to which we feel dissatisfied and always seek a way out.
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About the artist
Łukasz Rusznica is a Polish photographer and curator born in 1980. Since graduating in cultural studies from the University of Wrocław, he has exhibited his works in galleries and museums both in Poland and abroad. He was a winner of the ShowOFF Section of Krakow Photomonth 2012; of the WARTO 2015 Award; and of the Griffin Art Space Prize—Lubicz 2017 for the best portfolio at Krakow Photomonth 2017. Rusznica currently runs a photography gallery in Wrocław, Miejsce przy Miejscu, dedicated to promoting emerging photographers from Poland and abroad.