Piotr Karpinski
London, London, United Kingdom
My work is about Life and Death. I am fascinated by both. What is always behind the image is a t...
About the artist
Piotr Karpinski
Joined In 2019
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About the artist
Piotr Karpinski
Joined In 2019
(2 Followers)
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My work is about Life and Death. I am fascinated by both.
What is always behind the image is a thought. Thoughts behind my photographs are my fascinations, fears and concerns related to the existence and its ending. I use photography to record these. I tell stories and tend to construct a narration to be more like a poem rather than a novel- enigmatic yet conveying a strong message. I think of my work as a fiction even I mix it with reality sometimes. I take most of my inspirations from cinematography and old masters’ paintings. I am interested in Memento mori theme in visual art. Thinking of time and its destructive powers is what drives my practice and shapes my ideas. I explore the notions of “never”, “forever” and “always”. I work on a medium format film camera.
2011-2014/ Middlesex University/School of Art and Design/
Bachelor of Arts in Photography
2008-2010/ Farnborough College of Technology/
A2 level Photography
2003-2006/ University of Economy in Bydgoszcz, Poland/
Bachelor degree in Hotel Management and Tourism.
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2019/ National Portrait Gallery/ London 11.2019-02.2020
Breakthrough Award 2016 by The British Journal of Photography/ Single Image Graduate Category Winner & Breakthrough Award 2016 Exhibition by the BJP/ Old Truman Brewery/ London 2016
Portrait of Britain 2018/ Winner/ Nationwide exhibition by The British Journal of Photography + Portrait of Britain 2018 book feature by Hoxton Mini Press
Magnum Swap Shop by Magnum Photos; Magnum Photos 70 with David Hurn & Martin Parr/ The Printspace/ London 2017
Photography On A Postcard at Photo London 2018/ Somerset House/ London 2018
Palm Photo Prize 2018/exhibition/ House of Vans/ London 2018
Renaissance Photography Prize 2017/ Getty Images Gallery/ London 2017
Independent Photography Festival/ IPF/ House of Vans/ London 2017
Renaissance Photography Prize 2016/ Finalist/ Getty Images Gallery/ London 2016
International Print Exhibition 159/ The Royal Photographic Society/ The Royal Albert Hall and various UK and Ireland venues/ 2016-2017
Portrait Salon 2016/ Metro Imaging/ London 2016
International Print Exhibition 158/ The Royal Photographic Society/ The Royal Albert Hall and various UK and Ireland venues/...