{"id":33586,"date":"2024-08-13T13:49:05","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T13:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mck.krakow.pl\/wystawy\/to-co-dzikie-nie-ma-slow-michal-korta\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T10:07:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T10:07:20","slug":"to-co-dzikie-nie-ma-slow-michal-korta","status":"publish","type":"wystawy","link":"https:\/\/mck.krakow.pl\/en\/wystawy\/to-co-dzikie-nie-ma-slow-michal-korta\/","title":{"rendered":"The Untamed Has No Words: Micha\u0142 Korta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The exhibition is a collection of intriguing nocturnal photography and a story of crossing boundaries, of the senses, and the world of animals (and people). Can the night-time encounter between humans and animals lead to a symbiotic understanding? How to reflect on wild nature in a posthumanist world?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At the exhibition, Micha\u0142 Korta will show \u201cThe Shadow Line\u201d project\u00a0(2012\u20132024), where he explores the animal world, photographing animals after dark in their natural environment. These are portraits of night hunters traversing forests, fields, and villages in search of food or shelter, and of wild creatures that had to adapt to living in an environment dominated by people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On show at the ICC medieval cellars, Korta\u2019s series of photographs will offer a record of experience skilfully translated by the artist into a visual language.\u00a0The exhibition will consist of several elements: granular, \u201cmoved\u201d shots of animals and fragments of nature, as well as situational freeze-frames made during night wandering will be intertwined with precise studio photos of animal skulls. Photographed on an ultra-black background, they change into almost sculptural forms and at the same time provoke reflection on transience. In the face of our finiteness, we are all animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In his work, Korta uses both analogue and digital equipment and even a mobile phone. His photographs taken at night or in very dark conditions are characterised by a specific, disturbing mood. They required precision in the camera settings and creativity in the use of limited lighting, which makes them a fascinating field for exploration. These are photos filled with emotions \u2013 peace and violence, things that sting and move. Blurred, \u201cspectral\u201d, some almost abstract, the outlines demand from us to focus and \u201clisten closely\u201d to black and white images.<\/p>\n\n\n

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