The very first issue of Vanguard Union Press: a large-scale (17,5cm x 25cm folded, 50cm x 70cm full spread), printed periodical showcasing intensely visual interviews with guests from diverse professional fields and walks of life. The main inspiration behind it builds upon the legacy of independent cultural and media platforms, such as the 1960s underground press, Maurice Stein’s and Larry Miller’s ‘Blueprint for Counter Education’, Peter Hujar’s ‘Newspaper’ or Stewart Brand’s ‘Whole Earth Catalog’. Every issue includes several collection pieces- three posters and two reference plates as latent archives rendering the medium less ephemeral. Besides being distributed as mailable prints, the interviews are be published online. Here you can read the full interview with my first guest- Dylan Solomon Kraus.
Vanguard Union Press
Vanguard Union Press
Vanguard Union Press
Vanguard Union Press
Vanguard Union Press
Vanguard Union Press
Vanguard Union Press
Vanguard Union Press
Vanguard Union Press
Vanguard Union Press
Vanguard Union Press
Vanguard Union Press
Dylan Solomon Kraus
Dylan Solomon Kraus
Dylan Solomon Kraus
Dylan Solomon Kraus
Dylan Solomon Kraus
Dylan Solomon Kraus
Dylan Solomon Kraus
Dylan Solomon Kraus
Dylan Solomon Kraus
A special fashion show commemorating Tomasz Ossolinski’s 30-year career took place at the iconic Spodek stadium in Katowice — Ossolinski’s hometown in Poland’s Silesia region. The show was accompanied by Ravel’s timeless “Bolero,” performed by the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Adam Sztaba. The piece unfolded in a cyclical, march-like rhythm for 17 minutes, with the ostinato repeated 339 times. The choreography revolved around a massive, circular screen measuring 7.5 meters in diameter, where our animation, created by Thomas Le Provost and myself, was projected. The inspiration behind it alludes to permeation, pulsation, color, and the cyclicality of natural phenomena undergoing constant evolution, transformation, and rebirth.
Ossolinski
Ossolinski
Ossolinski
Ossolinski
Ossolinski
After years of research and interest in subjects revolving around indigenous ways of living and resistance, I decided to travel to the Peruvian Amazon and work with activists from Alianza Arkana: local grassroots organisation dedicated to the protection of land rights, biodiversity, culture and language of the Shipibo communities in the rainforest. For over a month I studied and documented various initiatives and projects, conducted numerous interviews with native leaders and visited local communities in both urban and rural settings. You can read more about the project here.
The Falling Sky
The Falling Sky
The Falling Sky
The Falling Sky
The Falling Sky
The Falling Sky
The Falling Sky
The Falling Sky
The Falling Sky
The Falling Sky
The Falling Sky
The Falling Sky
The Falling Sky
Nuevo Mundo
Nuevo Mundo
Nuevo Mundo
Nuevo Mundo
Nuevo Mundo
Nuevo Mundo
Nuevo Mundo
Nuevo Mundo
Nuevo Mundo
Nuevo Mundo
Nuevo Mundo
Nuevo Mundo
New State of Equilibrium, an expanded continuation of my diploma project which compiles three years of research and visuals. Its core themes revolve around the intersection of spirituality and resistance movements, as well as the exploration of alternative visions for social and political reform such as decentralization, anti-globalization and return to autonomous, self-governed, local communities.The project attempts to question and investigate the mechanisms and limitations of our cognitive and sensory perception. By emphasising the simultaneous presence of the visible and the invisible, I seek to challenge the secular, materialistic worldview which still seems to prevail in our Western culture.
Published in a limited edition of ten copies, each featuring a unique cover, the book was presented during the Pla(t)tform 2022 event at Fotomuseum Winterthur.
New State of Equilibrium
New State of Equilibrium
New State of Equilibrium
New State of Equilibrium
New State of Equilibrium
New State of Equilibrium
New State of Equilibrium
New State of Equilibrium
New State of Equilibrium
New State of Equilibrium
New State of Equilibrium
New State of Equilibrium
New State of Equilibrium
New State of Equilibrium
Caliban and the Witch
Caliban and the Witch
Caliban and the Witch
Caliban and the Witch
Caliban and the Witch
Caliban and the Witch
Caliban and the Witch
Caliban and the Witch
Food of the Gods
Food of the Gods
Food of the Gods
Food of the Gods
Food of the Gods
Food of the Gods
Food of the Gods
Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy
Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy
Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy
Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy
Kunstformen der Natur
Kunstformen der Natur
Kunstformen der Natur
Kunstformen der Natur
Kunstformen der Natur
Kunstformen der Natur
Kunstformen der Natur
Politicians Eating Ice-Cream
Politicians Eating Ice-Cream
Politicians Eating Ice-Cream
Politicians Eating Ice-Cream
Ways of Knowing
Ways of Knowing
Ways of Knowing
Ways of Knowing
Ways of Knowing
Ways of Knowing
Ways of Knowing
Ways of Knowing
Trouble in Paradise
Trouble in Paradise
Trouble in Paradise
Trouble in Paradise
Trouble in Paradise
Anima Mundi
Anima Mundi
Anima Mundi
Anima Mundi
Anima Mundi
Native Land
Native Land
Native Land
Native Land
Native Land
Native Land
Native Land
The Psychedelic Experience
The Psychedelic Experience
The Psychedelic Experience
The Psychedelic Experience
The Psychedelic Experience
The Psychedelic Experience
The Psychedelic Experience
The Psychedelic Experience
The Psychedelic Experience
The Psychedelic Experience