ARTiculAction Art Review - Special Issuue Aug. 2016 | Page 159

Marta Stysiak

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experiece I have has not directly put
impact on me being an artist though it
gaves me technical skills and put me
through many situations in different
environments and conflicts, which has
given me a wider perspective when film or
video making or other productions . As for
documentary film expertise that I gained
through commercial work is very
important as it gave me the stamina of
working on the set generaly. Making a
film, documentary ir a video or whatever
else is a constatnt struggle, struggle to get
a good shot at the right time with the
lighting you desire and the shot you want
and never let it go even if that means
getting up at 3 in the morning and always
thinking what is good for the video/film,
what would work better. So, working
professionaly with a camera is my craft
which helps in making art and translation
the images I want into techical terms I
must use.
I used to take photographs on 35mm and
120 mm film and very recently changed to
digital photography. I developed the films
myself in darkroom and I think this is my
main background as an artist, as I
phisically learnt about the image, how it's
being made but also how it could be
demaged. And I think because my early
training was on manual cameras, I seek
this film look quality in my works. The
grain on the image makes it harsh and I
think at the same time more real. Why it
takes so long the images were shot on 120
mm 20 year old or so film and I think the
images there wouldn't look more natural
and present otherwise.
Your approach coherently encapsulates a
wide variety of disciplines, ranging from
photography to installation and video,
revealing an organic investigation about
aesthetic and social issue. The results

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