Jerzy Wierzbicki

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Jerzy Wierzbicki (1975) - documentary photographer,
Author of the albums "Gdansk Suburbia" and "Sultanate of
Oman." He has been involved in the Middle East for years.
Works in the collections of, among others: National Museum in
Gdansk, National Museum in Wroclaw
and the Museum of Art in Lodz. Currently a lecturer
photography at the Scientific Collage of Design in Oman.

6 articles published

Essays Artists

"Plastic Paradise", or the latest photographs by Jerzy Wierzbicki

The combination of archaeologist and documentary filmmaker must produce interesting results. And this is exactly what happens in the case of Wierzbicki. In his series, with the scientific precision of a researcher of the past, he reveals to us the secrets of the desert, which, contrary to popular belief, is not empty at all. As he says: I roam around desolate places and photograph what people leave behind in this boundless landscape. Some "constructions"...

ByJerzy Wierzbicki8 December 20240Komentarzy

Essays

On the power of old archives and the fascination of discovering history from the Arabian Peninsula

A conversation with Ghada Al Muhanna, a Saudi woman living in Europe, searching through photo archives and sharing her finds on the Internet. A few months ago I found your rich archive of old photos taken mainly in Saudi Arabia. Tell us, how did your adventure in exploring old archives from the Middle East begin? When I moved to... five years ago.

ByJerzy Wierzbicki14 November 20221Komentarzy

Essays Artists

Tor Eigeland - credible news media is more important today than ever

On the memorable January 8, 1959, Fidel triumphantly entered Havana. He had won his "revolutión." I didn't get to talk to him the first time, but I did manage to exchange a few words with Raul Castro, Fidel's brother. Raul told me that in the city of Camaguey they would be trying and dismembering counter-revolutionaries and would I be willing to witness these events? Very politely...

ByJerzy Wierzbicki16 August 20220Komentarzy

Artists

Ali Haj Suleiman - the war in Syria continues

I learned about Ali's photographs from international news outlets. The photographs of this young (born 1999) Syrian photographer became the subject of an international scandal by a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman named Zhao Lijian. The Chinese official used Ali's photos depicting a Syrian boy playing with an artillery shell as "proof" of the misery the United States has brought to Afghan (sic!) children. Ali Haj Suleiman, IdlibProblem...

ByJerzy Wierzbicki27 July 20221Komentarzy

Youth portfolio Artists

Amadeus Spruce Cottage

Long-term documentary projects are not an overly common choice among photographers today. There are several reasons for this. The media lives on fast news, an overwhelming number of photos are published on mass social media - where they also capture the attention of viewers for only a fraction of the time. Many modern photographers seduced by the technical ease of recording digital photographs succumb to mass trends, publishing easily digestible images online,...

ByJerzy Wierzbicki21 May 20220Komentarzy

Archeo KF Artists

Indian workers in the Middle East

Poverty, unemployment and rural overpopulation are the main reasons for labor migration in Asian countries. The main destination of this migration is the oil-rich countries of the Persian Gulf region affiliated with the so-called GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council). Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman). There are several reasons for this. The cultural center of the Middle East is the region....

ByJerzy Wierzbicki25 March 20220Komentarzy