press review
Home, Man, Watermelon
In the holiday issue of "Biuletyn Fotograficzny” the texts are - as usual - rather short; the photographs – exclusively black and white. "Biuletyn” does not use colour at all. One quickly finds the advantages of this fact. The main reason for choosing B&W is probably financial, but I believe there were other reasons. The consistence of "Biuletyn” in this respect brings excellent artistic results and suits the character of the photographic presentations.
Conversely, the thematical scope of the summer issue is wide and features a bonus - holiday photographic contests. However, before one gets to these, there is a lot of interesting material such as the text on Edward Hartwig, which, interestingly, differs from most that has been written about the artist. One is quite surprised to read that "Hartwig is a mental structure... exceptionally sensitive" (Jan Sunderland). Małgorzata Plater-Zyberk, in a text accompanying the monographic exhibition of Hartwig's work prepared by the National Museum in Warsaw, retells the career of this outstanding photographer. For those who will not be able to come to Warsaw several photographs are shown; those who will see them receive an opportunity to interpret the "mental structure” of the artist.