Illustrations of unpublished fairy tales is a series of photographs based on colorful imagination
author. They can be perceived both as single photos and endless
a series of fairy tale stories. It is an invitation to travel in the world of painterly
sensitivity, which on the plane of photography meets reality.
This cycle should be seen as a delight in a dream that could exist
and be captured by the camera. The author collects and stores thoughts about images
in the form of peculiar theatrical scenes, after which he conveys them to us in frames of
filled with a mysterious, fairy-tale atmosphere. Each of the presented stories
is a separate venture, providing an opportunity for a break from reality
and immersion in the world of fantasy.
A huge role in the stories presented is played by the props collected
and created for subsequent photographic works. To participate in the realizations
The author often invites friends. He chooses the characters himself, creates the situations and finds the places needed for their realization. During photo shoots, the photographer also enters the role of an actor. During this time, the camera, precisely positioned and triggered by a self-timer, captures the previously conceived scene. The author acknowledges,
That this modus operandi gives him a great deal of freedom in creating the entire event.
The works included in the series are thoughtful, orderly and, most importantly, carefully planned frames. They comprise an attempt to establish a dialogue
with the viewer's childlike sensibilities, leaving room for the viewer's own interpretations.
It's a cycle worth returning to and finding more than once,
Previously overlooked small details.
Małgorzata Błaszczyk / Strefa A Gallery
More works by Jacek Boczar were presented in "KF" 41.
Jacek Boczar (born 1986) - graduate of the National High School of Fine Arts in Katowice and the Academy of Photography in Cracow. Scholarship holder of the Mayor of the City of Tychy. Member of the Union of Polish Artists Photographers in the Lower Silesia District. Member of the Tychy and Lodz Photographic Society. From an early age, he kept documentation of mass events for the Municipal Cultural Center in Tychy. He cooperated with the Katowice Branch of "Gazeta Wyborcza". His photos also appeared in "Dziennik Zachodni", "Górnośląski Informator Kulturalny", calendars and theater programs. He worked as a studio assistant at the Academy of Photography in Cracow. For four years he ran his own advertising company. During that time he designed posters, album covers and information brochures. He conducted workshops for the Slow Managemant Academy as part of the Culture Pro program in Cracow, creative photography workshops during the Kazimierska Spring of Photography in Kazimierz on the Vistula River, and workshops on photo collage at the Visual Arts Gallery in Lodz. He is the originator and curator of the Forest Art Gallery at the Srogie Granie festival in Mysłowice. He carries out original projects related to portrait and staged photography. He is passionate about creating creative photographs along with various methods of processing them. He is perfecting his technique of analog photography, and processing of prints, especially in the use of dichromate rubber and collage techniques. He has presented his works in exhibitions in Poland (Tychy, Katowice, Krakow, Lodz, Wroclaw, Kalisz, Zabrze, Swidnica, Rawicz, Krosno), Germany (Düsseldorf), Lithuania (Vilnius), Czech Republic (Ostrava), Bulgaria (Sophia), Hungary (Kiskunfélegyháza), Japan (Kobe).
