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Masai Tale. Exhibition in Gardzienice

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Patrick Malek


the words "Black Africa", the eyes draw me a picture of ususzonej land, harsh, or even brown. I see people living in huts made dumplings, diseased, dying. I see AIDS, poverty, war, lack of water, backwardness. Where is civilization - I ask. This picture of Black Africa is increasingly show the media. This collection of food "in Africa", is to build wells in Sudan, and that the vaccine for the people of Kenya ... In a nutshell, filth, stench and poverty. Are you sure, however, Africa is in such bad shape?

Although he never visited-Saharan Africa, with many transfers, I know that is a continent rich culture and very diverse. It is even said that when the white men invaded Africa, upset the local culture, trying to bring her a little civilization, and hoping a better life in Europe or in the New World. The white man destroyed the culture and will continue to do it as long as it is greedy for material wealth of that continent, and while can continuously enrich ourselves, at his expense.

However, there are wild places, untainted by civilization. In such a place takes us Lublin Gardzienice gallery, an exhibition presenting Maciej Cieślik Masai Tale. Initiatory journey. It is not only almost forty artistic photography, okraszonych fairy tale with a message. Behind the deeper story which the viewer has to be a member, perhaps even a co? She threw me in the eyes trójpłaszczyznowość exhibition, we see the journey of a young Kenyan, while reading about it and participating in it, because Gallery tour requires the movement. The three planes correspond with each other, but not necessarily adhere strictly to himself. Could equally well be divided, and each would have a distinct value. The author weaves the magic of Africa, abstracted from poverty and disease. Goes back to the deck sensitivity of the viewer, referring to such feelings such as fear, loss, or show weakness experienced by people around the globe. At the same time it is a journey from childhood to maturity, included in the background of some traditions of Africa.

On the one hand quite easily read the meaning of the exhibition. Great artistic value have a very artistic photographs, easy to read is the theme of travel and a rite of passage. On the other hand, there is something mysterious, an understatement, a small deception, which may cause doubts about the value of the documentary exhibition. The viewer does not feel the full participant in the travel boy, it is rather only a third of the plane, someone who is too distant, almost unbelievable.

tale that accompanies the photographs, the verbal message is an authentic African stories. It is based on fairy tales built the first system of values, clears up the distinction between good and evil. Sam Adam, wrote that "the world is pure fairy tale! - Agreed, my friend. But every fairy tale has a moral sense of purpose. " And despite the fact that the Masai tale is fairly simple plots, has a clear moral and it is a part of local culture, and whose beauty was captured in the photographs.

If only we can turn a blind eye to some sort of simplicity, relaxation and decoration, exhibition Maciej Cieślik has a chance to get in our tastes, and perhaps a collapse in the memory for longer. In that case ... Let us choose the direction of the Gallery Gardzienice!