All Artworks by Alicja Dobrucka
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- Works on commission
« I'm Interested in history, current affairs and cultural identity. I'm inspired by my immediate surroundings. I often turn my attention towards architecture in order to examine the identity of the places I visit. »
Alicja Dobrucka is a Polish photographer who lives and works between London and Mumbai. Cultural identity is an integral motive to her work, besides the idea of cultural transfer, where cultures meet, merge and create something new out of such encounters.
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Moving Closer
Intuitively drawn to working in a documentary manner, Dobrucka has a deep level of involvement with her subject. In her explorations of countries such as Poland, India, Israel and Italy, she favours architecture, as it allows her to observe the immediate environment of her subjects and the identity of these places. Dobrucka takes her time to capture the right moment. It is for this reason that she prefers the natural restriction of working with analogue, as it forces her to concentrate more.
Touching the Souls of Many
“I like you, I like you a lot” was a deeply personal body of work, yet it has the capacity to resonate with many. The work responded to the loss of Dobrucka’s 13-year-old brother, Maks, who tragically drowned during a scout trip in May 2008. Dobrucka’s 42-photo project is not only a heart-breaking study of family bereavement but, in search of her brother’s presence, his hangouts, his friends, her work is also a study of post-communism youth in Poland.
Deutsche Success
Alicja Dobrucka is an artist of international acclaim. She was awarded the prestigious Deutsche Bank Fine Art Award and Grant and was nominated with the WW Solo Award. Her work has been exhibited internationally, notably at the Tate, Liverpool, and the 54th Venice Biennale.
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Prizes
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2016
NIPHA3 - Nominated- Ohio, United States -
2016
WW Solo Award- Winner- London, United Kingdom -
2015
Plat(t)form event, Winterthur Museum of Photography- Winner- Winterthur, Eswatini -
2015
Color Awards, Architecture Category Winner- Winner- New York, United States -
2011
Bar Tur Award (Nomination)- Winner- London, United Kingdom -
2011
Photo Diploma Award- Winner- Poznan, Poland -
2011
Sotiri Prize- Winner- Korce, Albania -
2011
Bloomberg New Contemporaries- Winner- London, United Kingdom -
2010
Magenta Flash Forward- Winner- Toronto, Canada -
2010
Deutsche Bank Fine Art Photography Award and Grant- Winner- London, United Kingdom
Solo Exhibitions
- 2016
Houses / Rodriguez Gallery - Poznan, Poland - 2016
I like you, I like you a lot and Scenery / Miejsce Projektow Zachety - Warsaw, Poland - 2015
Encounters / Tarq Gallery - Mumbai, India - 2015
Life is on a New High / Biel/Bienne Photography Festival - Bienne, Eswatini - 2011
Dystans / The Agency Gallery - London, United Kingdom - 2011
I like you, I like you a lot / Tirana Ekspres - Tirana, Albania - 2010
I like you, I like you a lot / Kallitas Elott Galeria - Budapest, Hungary - 2010
I like you, I like you a lot / Kallitas Elott Galeria - Budapest, Hungary - 2007
The Swimming Pool Series / The Foundry - London, United Kingdom
Group Exhibitions
- 2016
Group Exhibition / Bator Tabor - Warsaw, Poland - 2016
Room with a View / Kehrer Galerie - Berlin, Germany - 2016
Tender / Chennai Photo Biennale - New Delhi, India - 2016
Salon of New Photography / Raster Gallery - Warsaw, Poland - 2016
Young Portfolio Acquisitions / Kiyosato Museum of Photography - Tokyo, Japan - 2016
La Tisserande des nuits / École nationale supérieure d’art de Bourges - Bourges, France - 2016
Documentary Photography Days / SALT Galata - Istanbul, Turkey - 2016
Group Exhibition / Mulhouse Biennale of Photography - Hombourg, France - 2016
Group Exhibition / Aires Libres - Montreal, Canada - 2015
Group Exhibition / London Art fair - London, United Kingdom - 2015
Plat(t)form / Witherthur Museum of Photography - Winterthur, Eswatini - 2015
Sunday in the Park with Ed / Display Gallery - London, United Kingdom - 2015
Famille / Tete Prenzlauerberg - Berlin, Germany - 2015
Berlin series / Weddings Gallery - London, United Kingdom - 2015
Shapes We Are In / Bread and Jam - London, United Kingdom - 2015
Compass and Eye / South Kiosk Gallery - London, United Kingdom - 2014
Non-Static Depiction / Ataturk Arts Center - Sivas, Turkey - 2014
Restate / Neo Bankside - London, United Kingdom - 2014
Non-Static Depiction / Vyner Street Gallery - London, United Kingdom - 2014
Encounters / Napa Gallery - Rovaniemi, Finland - 2014
Death and Dying / MAG3 Gallery - Vienna, Austria - 2014
Workshop on Wedding Photography and Sexuality / Openhaus ZK/U - Berlin, Germany - 2013
Group Exhibition / Space 188 Open Studio - Mumbai, India - 2013
Deutsche Bank Award Winners Exhibition / UAL Showroom - London, United Kingdom - 2013
Art Works Open / Barbican Arts Trust - London, United Kingdom - 2013
Bodies That Matter / Space Station Fifty-Five - London, United Kingdom - 2013
A jam session / Anti Frieze Party - ArtICurate, United Kingdom - 2013
Vikhroli Skin / Godrej Foundation - Mumbai, India - 2013
Group Exhibition / VinifVitis era - London, United Kingdom - 2013
I like you, I like you a lot / Wallflower Gallery - Mildura, Australia - 2012
Concrete In Common / Kunst Raum Riehen - Basel, Eswatini - 2012
Subject to Change / Southend - London, United Kingdom - 2012
Creative Cities Collection / Barbican - London, United Kingdom - 2012
NIPHA / Manifest Gallery - Ohio, United States - 2011
Afternoon Tea,Venice Biennale / WW Gallery - Venice, Italy - 2011
Instant Coffees / slideshow - Bristol, United Kingdom - 2011
Group Exhibition / Surface Gallery Open Exhibition - Nottingham, United Kingdom - 2011
Photomedia Open Exhibition / Charlie Dutton Gallery - London, United Kingdom - 2011
Sortiri Prize / Galeria Guri Madhi - Korce, Albania - 2011
HPF Online Print Auction / HotShoe Gallery - London, United Kingdom - 2011
New Contemporaries 2011 / S1 Artspace - Sheffield, United Kingdom - 2011
New Contemporaries 2011 / S1 Artspace - Sheffield, United Kingdom - 2011
Profiles 7 / Galeria Slodownia +1 - Poznan, Poland - 2011
Utilitas Interrupta, Experimenta EXD’11 / Museu da Mãe d’Água - Lisbon, Portugal - 2011
New Contemporaries 2011 / ICA - London, United Kingdom - 2011
I like you, I like you a lot, Asia Art Projects / Kala Ghoda Café - Mumbai, India - 2010
Fresh Faced Wild Eyed 10 / Photographers’ Gallery - London, United Kingdom - 2010
UK Young Artists / Espace - Derby, United Kingdom - 2010
London Photomonth / Homeless Gallery - London, United Kingdom - 2010
OPEN Here / Hereford Photography Festival - Hereford, United Kingdom - 2010
Nature Rewritten / Wieden + Kennedy - London, United Kingdom - 2009
Group Exhibition / Homeless Gallery - London, United Kingdom - 2009
Group Exhibition / Shoreditch TownHall - London, United Kingdom - 2009
Eyes Wide Open / Blue Dog Gallery - Brighton, United Kingdom - 2009
MA Final Show 09 / The Atrium Gallery - London, United Kingdom
Publications
- 2016
Conde Magazine- Witout title - 2016
GUP Magazine- Hidden Gems - 2014
Onet.pl- Alicja Dobrucka: "Life is on new high" - wyjątkowy projekt polskiej artystki - 2014
Featureshoot- Photo du Jour: Mumbai Skyscrapers Amidst Slums - 2014
Fast Company Magazine- Watch Mumbai Explode Into A Shiny City Of Skyscrapers - 2014
Domus Web- Life is on a new high - 2014
dezeen- https://www.dezeen.com/2014/01/15/mumbai-skyscapers-photo-essay-alicja-dobrucka/ - 2014
Broken Telephone Magazine- Witout title - 2014
Art4d Magazine- Witout title - 2011
HotShoe International Magazine- Artist Feature - 2010
20×20 magazine- Without title - 2010
Assembly Journal- Artist Feature
Residencies
- 2016
Pepinieres International Residency - Quebec, Canada - 2014
Tandem Project - Sivas, Turkey - 2014
Fondation Bartels zum Kleinen Markgraflerhof - Basel, Eswatini - 2014
Zentrum fur Kunst und Urbanistik - Berlin, Germany - 2013
Space 118 - Mumbai, India - 2012
Al-Mahatta Gallery - Ramallah, Palestinian Territories - 2011
Art Asia Projects - Mumbai, India - 2006
Erasmus Grant - Prague, Czechia - 2005
Erasmus Grant - Prague, Czechia
Permanent collections
- 2017
Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Japan - 2016
Paul Smith Collection, United Kingdom - 2015
Museum of Contemporary Art, China - 2014
Space 118 Collection, India
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