Thousands of Faces
Hundreds of Mirages
Artworks by Tomasz Machciński - an artist recently represented by the gallery - are currently on view at the Manggha Museum (Krakow, Poland).
Thousands of Faces, Hundreds of Mirages is an opportunity to rediscover some of the artist’s 22,000 fictional identities. From his first metamorphoses inspired by the history of Hollywood pop culture, through his beginnings in digital color photography, the Polish artist offers a multitude of identities created between 2006 and 2018.
An exhibition organized by Krakow Photomonth and curated by Katarzyna Karwańska.
Tomasz Machciński (1942–2022), a war orphan and Polish laborer, dedicated 50 years of his life to creating over 22,000 photographic self-portraits. Ten years before Cindy Sherman, Machciński embarked on an intense quest for identity. Recently discovered, this monumental work has been acclaimed at the Rencontres d’Arles, Paris Photo, the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, and the Independent Art Fair in New York.
- According to the artist’s wishes and in agreement with the Machciński Foundation, only 2,500 photographs from the estate will eventually be available for sale.