Pawel Opalinski Strutture del Tempo

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The Rossocinabro Gallery is delighted to present a solo exhibition by Pawel Opalinski, an internationally renowned Polish visual artist and photographer. Entitled "Structures of Time," the exhibition will offer the Roman public a unique opportunity to admire the celebrated series "War in the 5th Dimension" and "Structures of Time," which have already been internationally recognized as icons of contemporary photography. Opalinski's works, awarded numerous international prizes including the IAA Awards in New York, the MUSE Photography Awards, and the International Michelangelo Prize, explore universal themes such as time, war, and reality through a powerful and innovative visual language. The Artfacts has recently ranked Opalinski among the top 100 most influential artists in the world in the categories of "fine-art photography" and "abstraction-creation," further solidifying his position at the forefront of the international art scene.

“We can measure time very precisely, we treat it as something valuable that can be saved or sacrificed, we complain about its lack and in fact we cannot even say what it actually is. In photography, time is closely related to the mechanical recording of images and the recording of light waves reflected from photographed objects. The above definition shows the common belief that a photograph created as a result of mechanical recording is a reflection of the world we know. Is it really?

Let's imagine time as a linear value - without beginning and without end. When we add further linear values ​​to this idea - which are the sum of the physical dimensions of objects - we obtain the so-called non-Euclidean space, in geometry called Minkowski space. The determination of this space became the starting point for Albert Einstein's formulation of the special theory of relativity.

One of the assumptions of this theory is the linear record of time and position of objects and the relativity of simultaneity: when two events are perceived as simultaneous by one observer, it does not mean that they will be so for another observer. Therefore, we must use many non-Euclidean spaces to create an image of all things and the history of all events.

When we put them on top of each other, we get a picture of a multiverse in which all possible worlds exist side by side - including parallel worlds.

"Structures of Time" is my photographic vision of such a Multiverse, which humans cannot see - at the same time sensing or imagining its existence based on scientific theories, philosophical concepts or beliefs. A vision of space-time being a set of events in which we see not so much a record of our current actions, but a synthesis of generational efforts.

The key of the presentation is the characteristic and alternating rhythm (arrangement, aesthetics and sequence of works), based on several dominants organizing the visual space in the galleries. It works similarly to a musical hit - regardless of the type of medium, it always attracts attention and does it in the same way every time. So, whether New York or Rome - everyone sees the same rhythm built from my works and receives the same visual code to read. By maintaining these types of democratic principles and observing the reactions of viewers of my exhibitions, I have the opportunity to learn about cultural differences in the reception of art. For me, these are invaluable experiences, thanks to them my visual language continues to evolve”.  (Pawel Opalinski)

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