Shrinking city
WaĆbrzych jest jednym z najszybciej wyludniajÄ
cych siÄ miast poprzemysĆowych w Polsce. Prezentowane fotografie sÄ
efektem moich spotkaĆ z WaĆbrzychem i jego mieszkaĆcami. StaraĆem siÄ uchwyciÄ reakcje mieszkaĆcĂłw tego miasta na utratÄ pracy i sprawdzonych sposobĂłw funkcjonowania w gĂłrniczych spoĆecznoĆciach. SpĂłĆcizna gĂłrniczej kultury materialnej zostaje przeksztaĆcona przez mieszkaĆcĂłw w taki sposĂłb by mogĆa im sĆuzyÄ w zmienionej rzeczywistoĆci.
WaĆbrzych is one of the fstest depopulating, postindustrial Polish cities. My multiple encounters with this city and its inhabitants are summed up with presented photographies. I tried to capture means by which people of former mining societies adapt to the new realms of everyday life. I do not show people themselves though. I rather try to frame the city by those elements chosen to be abandoned and also the wealth of industrial, material culture its citizens reuse and transform to fit new reality.
WaĆbrzych is one of the fstest depopulating, postindustrial Polish cities. My multiple encounters with this city and its inhabitants are summed up with presented photographies. I tried to capture means by which people of former mining societies adapt to the new realms of everyday life. I do not show people themselves though. I rather try to frame the city by those elements chosen to be abandoned and also the wealth of industrial, material culture its citizens reuse and transform to fit new reality.