The Heave Away series, which Zamoyski is showing in Madrid, depicts the sea journey from Spain to Latin America, almost following the trail of Columbus' second expedition to the New World. The display is comprised of 21 photographs taken over the course of 21-day-long ocean cruise, which show waves, or rather, their typology.
Zamoyski explained the intention behind Heave Away on the website of the Czulosc gallery:
“This exhibition realizes my theoretical and aesthetical assumptions, in a way which is autonomous in relation to the depicted reality. The works are a continuation of a discourse between individual research and contemporary photography. Aesthetics becomes the most important formal aspect, which in itself is also the content (…). I continue my research on the blurred line between photography and painting. The theme is secondary, albeit still quite relevant. (…) My intention is not to create art but to find it, notice it, grasp it.”
“The exhibition speaks of the search for new ideas, abandoning the established forms, as well as freedom and open-mindedness. The ocean is infinite, living, floating, constantly changing its surface, yet remains coherent in spite of its diversity.”
– adds the artist.
Photographer and curator Janek Zamoyski (born 1978) is one of the founders of the Czulosc gallery – an artistic group that gathers together young artists who deal with contemporary photography.
Photoespaña is an international festival of photography and visual arts, organized in Madrid since 1998. It is the biggest cultural event in Spain. The festival hosts exhibitions by artists from all around the world, workshops, seminars, and meetings with artists.
Partners of Janek Zamoyski’s exhibition are the Polish Institute in Madrid, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, and Lablab.
Janek Zamoyski Heave Away
4th June – 20th September 2015
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales
José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2
Madrid, Spain
Source: press materials, edited by Agata Dudek-Woyke, translated by Barbara Bedka