BEHIND THE CUTRAIN // ULA WIZNEROWICZ

Nizio Gallery invites:

19 Jan - 10 Feb
opening: 19 Jan, at 19.30 hr

Forgotten and useless things covered in dust, emaciated cats running
around searching for leftovers, rooms taken over by spider webs and the
strong odour of alcohol. These were just part of the chaos I encountered
while photographing the village of Palmowo, my birthplace, and its
surroundings in the Polish region of Wielkopolska (Greater Poland).
This cycle of images depicts a personal journey through the individual
stories of men and women struggling with the problem of alcoholism.

I decided to try and create a form of visual narrative to help me tell the
story of my past. Although not every person in my pictures suffers from
alcohol dependency, each one has, in his or her own way, encountered
this problem through their relatives or their circle of friends.

Ula Wiznerowicz graduated from a BA course in Photography at
Middlesex University in 2010. She was chosen as one of the four finalists
for the Channel 4 and Saatchi Gallery: New Sensations 2010
Prize which included an exhibition and a short documentary film about
each of the selected artists. It was made and aired by Channel 4:
http://jamesmh.net/697792/Ula-Wiznerowicz

Wiznerowicz was also awarded the prestigious photography prize at
the D&AD New Blood 2010 exhibition that showcases selected work of
UK graduates. Shortly after her work appeared in The British Journal
of Photography Magazine it received international acknowledgement,
with the series Behind the Curtain having been exhibited at Kunstraum
Café Mitterhofer in Italy.

kurator wystawy: Mirosław Nizio

Media patrons:
OBIEG www.obieg.pl/
Artinfo www.artinfo.pl/
Independent- Polska Kultura Niezależna www.independent.pl
Informator Kulturalny Co Jest Grane www.cojestgrane.pl
Radio TOK FM: www.tokfm.pl