Poruszeni - transcendental record

• Photographer
  Pawel Lukas Opalinski, Poland
• Studio
  Association of Polish Art Photographers
• Website
  https://www.lensculture.com/pawel-opalinski

'Poruszeni' is a artistic narration about beatification and
canonization of St. John Paul II. Translation of the polish tittle is
difficult: polish word 'poruszeni' refers both to the technical
characteristics of photography (long shutter speed , moved themes
of pictures, out of focus) , as well as a spiritual movement.
Photographic universe arising from combining special techniques
and artistic gives virtually unlimited possibilities of shaping the
photographic narrative and - paradoxically - in it lies the biggest /
the true power of documentary - able to convey both physicality
and emotionality. This connection allows the photographer to
exceed the border between matter and spirituality, or simultaneous
recording combines documentary and emotional message . Project
title indicates such a dualism. 'Record' - it's registration, and
therefore the documentary form, fuser any event or phenomenon in
material form. 'Transcendental' - it's more than human cognitive
abilities, refers to the spiritual and imaginative. Therefore record
documentation is an attempt to transcendental phenomena that
using traditional methods are not possible to register. The project
was implemented in 2011 and 2014 on the square St . Peter's in
Rome/Vatican - during the ceremonies of beatification and
canonization of St. John Paul II. The book was published on the
anniversary of the canonization, in april 2015, by the Diocesan
Museum in Kielce/Poland. ISBN: 978-83-61-000-32-7

Born on February 23, 1967 in Kielce (Poland). A graduate of the Faculty of Graphics and Painting of the Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź (Poland) - diploma with honors in the publishing graphics design studio in 2003. Doctorate at the Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz (Poland) in 2011. Habilitation in 2017 at the Faculty of Painting of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (Poland). Author of advertising campaigns and graphic designs for many publications - including dozens of press layouts; illustrator and photographer. Member of the Association of Polish Art Photographers since 2008.

Awards 2007 – International Photographer of the Year - Los Angeles (USA) - 2 honorable mentions; 10th International Digital Photography Competition - CYBERFOTO 2007 (Poland) - Grand Prix; 2008 – International Photographer of the Year 2008 – Los Angeles (USA) – honorable mention; 2009 – XXIX International Competition of Mountain Photography named after Jan Sunderland (Poland) - Grand Prix and gold medal of the International Federation of Photographic Art FIAP. 2010 – 30th International Competition of Mountain Photography named after Jan Sunderland (Poland) – Award of the Tatra National Park; International Photographer of the Year – Los Angeles (USA) – 2 honorable mentions; XVI Biennale of Mountain Photography (Poland) – Grand Prix; Świętokrzyska Culture Award 2010 a 2nd degree prize for achievements in the field of artistic creation, dissemination and protection of national heritage. 2011 - 31st International Mountain Photography Competition named after Jan Sunderland (Poland) - Grand Prix and FIAP Gold Medal. 2014 – 18th Biennale of Mountain Photography (Poland) – special award of the Tatra National Park for popularizing the beauty of the Tatra landscapes; International Photo Awards 2014 - Los Angeles (USA) - 2 honorable mentions in the Deeper Perspective of the Year category. 2015 - International Black&White Photography: Monochrome Awards (UK) - honorable mention in the category The Best Photographic Portrait; Paris Photography Prize (France) - honorable mention in the category of The Best Photographic Album of the Year; International Photo Awards (USA) - 3 honorable mentions The Best Photographic Album of the Year in the following categories: art, people, documentary; Świętokrzyska Culture Award of the first degree awarded by the Marshal of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodship (Poland) for achievements in the field of artistic creation, dissemination and protection of national heritage.