Andrew Aitch

Everything visual has always been fascinating to me and present in all aspects of my life, from my drawing practice to my theoretical studies in semiology of film. The images in its manifestations so different, unique and real, were for me an object of desire, to study as completely as possible and at the same time to achieve. These two complementary approaches, the theoretical versus practice has proven to be most fruitful for my entire artistic work, especially for my photography which, for many decades already, has been both: my profession and my expression of art.
Nevertheless, it is freedom, as an essential axiom, that has formed the basis of my artistic philosophy. In fact, I have always felt a need to act independently without being subjected to dominant ideas. I remain firmly convinced that "the style is the man" as Bossuet said, and therefore my images should document the metamorphosis of my life in a world of my images. Obviously, they do, they record my traces, the traces of my present American existence, the traces of my French and Polish origins, of my family heritage and those of my artistic journey. All of these encompass two main, deeply personal topics obsessively recurring in my work: my joy of life, glori...

- 1976 Master in History of Culture, University of Adam Mickiewicz, Poznan, Poland
- 1984 Master of Advanced Studies in Visual Semiology, University of Sorbonne, Paris, France
- 1990 Professional Diploma of Photography, Academy of Paris, France
- 1991 Diploma of Photography, French Society of Photography, Jean Yves du Barré’s Atelier, Paris, France
- 1994 Photojournalism Certificate in School of Journalism, Paris, France

Selected group exhibitions

- 1991 Photographers of French Society of
Photography, SFP Gallery, Paris, Poland
- 1998 First Biennial of Polish Photography, Galeria u Jezuitow, Poznan, Poland
- 1999 Polish Photography in the World, The Polish Association of Photographers, Szczecin, Warsaw, Paris, Berlin and New York City, Poland, France, Germany, USA
- 2000 10ème Mois Bis de la Photo, Espace Saint Martin, Paris, France
- 2005 Jesus Christ Superstar, 50 years of Jesus Christ in photography, Bruce Silverstein Photography, New York City, USA
- 2008 Members’ Group Show, Soho Photo Gallery, New York City, USA
- 2009 VII Biennale d’Art Sacré, Confuences, Lyon, France
- 2012 17ème Mois de la Photo, Galerie Roi Doré, Paris, France
- 2014 Photographie, traces d’une époque et d’une émotion, Galerie Roi Doré, Paris, France

Selected solo exhibitions

- 1990 French Gardens, French Trade Exhibition, Paris, France
- 1996 In Poznan Artist’s Workshops, Galeria Pod Arsenalem, Poznan, Poland
- 1997 Essais Parisiens, Philadelphia International Institute, PII Gallery, Philadelphia, USA Photography Memories, Annual Photography Exhibition, Broadway, New York City, USA
- 1998 Ce n'est qu'un au revoir, Le Pont Neuf, Paris, France
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