The Asymetria Gallery, founded in
This orientation towards the past is based on extensive research activity conducted in close cooperation with the Archeology of Photography Foundation, an autonomous NGO with a multifaceted program embracing research and promotion of key photographic collections in private possession.
The name of the gallery is a reference to the famous series and a text by Zbigniew Dlubak in which the artist conveyed his belief that “the world consists of various and unique, that is asymmetrical, phenomena". Asymmetry in this case, lies in the inability to construct an unambiguous, meaning symmetrical, vision of reality, which is illustrated by the gallery’s subsequent shows.
The gallery has been born out of the need for rediscovering the artistically relevant material which left its mark on the history of Polish photography. “Repetition” serves as an important though misleading notion in this context, referring not as much to the reconstruction of existing material as to its rediscovery in a contemporary context. The exhibition, and the participation in the Paris-Photo, is part of a broader endeavor aimed at popularizing the knowledge of Polish photography. Discovering the photographic heritage of
Rafał Lewandowski