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„ THE POSSESSION OF A CAMERA CAN INSPIRE SOMETHING AKIN TO LUST. AND LIKE ALL CREDIBLE FORM OF LUST, IT CANNOT BE SATISFIED: FIRST, BECAUSE THE POSSIBILITIES OF PHOTOGRAPHY ARE INFINITE; AND SECOND, BECAUSE THE PROJECT IS FINALLY SELF-DEVOURING.” (SUSAN SONTAG, ESSAY ON PHOTOGRAPHY)
PAULINA JAKUBIUK WAS BORN IN GDAŃSK, POLAND IN 1981. HER WORKS ARE THE RESULT OF STUDYING PHOTOGRAPHY AND ARCHITECTURE. THE COMPOSITION IS PROBABLY DEFINED BY SOME ORDER OF AXIS AND EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE UNACCIDENTALLY TAKEN CONCEPTION.THE PHOTOGRAPHER HAS EXPRESSIVE AND INDIVIDUAL SENSE OF BEAUTY AND STYLE. HER IMAGES ARE CULTIVATED RESPONSE TO POPULAR VISUAL CULTURE AND PROVIDE VIEWERS WITH AN ECLECTIC MIX OF INFLUENCES. AN AMBIGUITY IN PHOTOGRAPHY AIMS TO LEAD ON A PSYCHOLOGICAL JOURNEY, MAKES US WONDER ABOUT VISUAL REFERENCES AND MEANINGS.
EDUCATION:
- MASTER'S DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURE AT TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDAŃSK OBTAINED IN 2007
DIPLOMA: „HIGHER UNIVERSITY OF MEDIA ARTS IN GDAŃSK”, PROMOTOR: DR ANDRZEJ PRUSIEWICZ
- HIGHER EDUCATION IN PHOTOGRAPHY AT ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS IN GDAŃSK COMPLETED IN FEBRUARY 2008
DIPLOMA:
- ARTISTIC THESIS - „AMBIGUITY IN PHOTOGRAPHY”,
PROMOTOR: MR. WITOLD WĘGRZYN
- THEORETICAL THESIS - „ AN ATTEMPT AT FINDING MEANS OF APPRAISING THE PHOTOGRAPHY.
A DIARY OF DELIBERATIONS”,
PROMOTOR: PROF JERZY OLEK
AWARDS AND HONORS:
- FIRST DEGREE AWARD – UNION OF POLISH ARCHITECTS (SARP WYBRZEŻE): DIPLOMA OF THE YEAR 2007
- THE MAYOR OF THE CITY GDAŃSK AWARD FOR DIPLOMA: „HIGHER UNIVERSITY OF MEDIA ARTS IN GDAŃSK”
AT TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDAŃSK, 2007
- INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS/ LUCIE AWARDS 2007:
- NATURE – FLOWERS – UNTITLED – HONORABLE MENTION
- INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS/ LUCIE AWARDS 2007:
- ADVERTISING – OTHER – TITLED: GOLD CAMPAIGN – HONORABLE MENTION