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Nepal through the lens of Wojtek Moskwa
An interview on the programme “Głębia ostrości”.
Listen — in Polish ↗Born in Ełk in 1976, Wojtek Moskwa lives in Warsaw. He graduated from Gdańsk University of Technology in 2001. Two years later, he left his profession to pursue photography. He made his debut in 2013 with the exhibition and photobook “SANSARA Nepal”.
Since 2006, he has been developing the series “Wędrówka Dusz” (Transmigration of Souls) in Poland. Even before its official debut, works from the series received recognition in competitions in Poland and the United States. He works with a medium-format film camera, often pairing his photographs with personal texts.
Photobooks2016 · KRAINA (THE LAND)
2012 · SANSARA Nepal
2012 · SANSARA Nepal
Awards and grants2020 · Grant from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
2015 · Grand Prix Fotofestiwal competition — honourable mention
2008 · Pilsner Urquell International Photography Awards — 2nd prize. The photograph „Na pamiątkę spotkania” was shown in the IPA BEST OF SHOW exhibition in New York. Curator: Bill Hunt / Hasted Hunt NYC.
2015 · Grand Prix Fotofestiwal competition — honourable mention
2008 · Pilsner Urquell International Photography Awards — 2nd prize. The photograph „Na pamiątkę spotkania” was shown in the IPA BEST OF SHOW exhibition in New York. Curator: Bill Hunt / Hasted Hunt NYC.
CollectionsThe Historical Museum in Ełk, PURO Hotel in Kraków, and private collections in Poland and abroad.
Exhibitions
- 2024CENTRUM Gallery, Nowa Huta Cultural Centre, KrakówSANSARA Nepal
- 2023Mała Galeria, Nowy SączSANSARA Nepal
- 2022Okno na Sztukę Gallery, Kutnowski Dom Kultury, KutnoSANSARA Nepal
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- 2021Fabryka Sztuk, TczewSANSARA Nepal
- 2021Alfons Karpiński Painting Gallery, Regional Museum in Stalowa WolaSANSARA Nepal
- 2020CKiS Gallery “WIEŻA CIŚNIEŃ”, KoninSANSARA Nepal
- 2019TCK Gallery, TarnówKRAINA (THE LAND)
- 2019TOEE Gallery, ZalesieKRAINA (THE LAND)
- 2019Museum of Photography, BydgoszczSANSARA Nepal
- 2019Beczkownia Art Gallery, Browar B. Cultural Centre, WłocławekSANSARA Nepal
- 2019BOK Gallery, Białystok Cultural CentreSANSARA Nepal
- 2018Mała Galeria ZPAF, ToruńSANSARA Nepal
- 2018PAcamera Photography Gallery, SuwałkiKRAINA (THE LAND)
- 2018BWA, OlsztynKRAINA (THE LAND)
- 2018Ostrołęka GallerySANSARA Nepal
- 2017Zamek Cultural Centre, WrocławSANSARA Nepal
- 2017Historical Museum in EłkKRAINA (THE LAND)
- 2016Baltic Sea Cultural Centre, GdańskSANSARA Nepal
- 2016TCK Gallery, TarnówSANSARA Nepal
- 2016Nova Photography Gallery, ŁódźSANSARA Nepal
- 2016PAcamera Photography Gallery, SuwałkiSANSARA Nepal
- 2015FOKUS Photography Gallery, SiedlceSANSARA Nepal
- 2015RATUSZ Photography Gallery, ZamośćSANSARA Nepal
- 2013Reduta Banku Polskiego, WarsawSANSARA Nepal
Contact
moskwasquare@gmail.com →
Film
Photographer of the Month — Szeroki Kadr, July 2019
Film by Krystian Bielatowicz for Nikon Polska
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Interviews
Polskie Radio Dwójka · 4 April 2018
On the KRAINA (THE LAND) exhibition and photobook
An interview with Jakub Kukla on “Wybieram Dwójkę”.
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Radio Tczew · 9 October 2018
From sansara to Wędrówka Dusz (Transmigration of Souls)
An interview with Barbara Jackiewicz.
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