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Deserted village
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And yet this lack of cows, however rational it may be, gives one the feeling that the fields and meadows, deprived of their phlegmatic, bemusedly ruminating presence, are pitifully empty.
Stanislaw Lem’s THE FUTUROLOGICAL CONGRESS – a sci-fi novel from 1971
„Deserted village” is a story about animals that are no longer natural in the nature, are becoming less and less common in the countryside and do not have their future in our cities. Their fates show the transformation that takes place on our farm, in the whole village and in our minds.
I grew up on a farm with this animals. Most of them are no longer alive and I wanted to tell their stories. Some of these animals I actually photographed in places where they stuck. The rest was reassembled from my old, family photograph album.
01. Broken Bridge – Betty the cow (03.2011 - 02.2017)
She was born in our stable. At first every attempt to get her out turned into a panicky kicking and a forced march. She was afraid of leaves, wind, birds. Her first delivery was very hard. The vet said that she would not be able to have more calves. This meant that Betty will have less and less milk. After 2 years she developed udder infection and completely lost milk. Nothing can go to waste on a farm. Betty was killed for meat. The grandparents decided that she was their last cow.
02. A Tree Falls the Way It Leans – Merry the goat (02.2008 - 11.2014)
Goats have a temper. Merry was a scamp. One tragic day she wrapped her chain around a tree and suffocated.
The Flood - Lolek the pig (06. 2017 - 12. 2017)
Pigs learn fast. Lolek was a fondling. Every morning at the sight of a man entering the stable, he laid down on his back, began to choke and expected that his belly will be stroked with a broom. In the heat, he demanded to be poured with a cold water. In 6 months Lolek had grown from 5 to 110 kg. He was killed in December, as a meat for Christmas.
04. Stray Dog – Sonia the dog (05.2014 –)
She has been with us for 3 years. She followed our mom. Little and hungry, she wandered along the road near our farm. She spent her entire life in a human home until one day someone threw her out. Sonia never goes too far away from our farm.
05. Stairs – Queen (02.2013 – 11.2016) Fable (03.2017 – 10.2017) Blacky (02.2014 – ) Teddybeargirl (03.2015 – ) Crazygirl (03.2014 – ) Theo (03.2017 – 10.2017) Blackhead (02.2017 – 10.2017)
There is not many other animals as productive as sheep. They give us wool, milk, meat. Their memoirs are usually short. The pool of names is repeated every 2 years on our farm. We already had 2 Queens, 3 Theos, 4 Fables...
06. Tannery – Elvis the donkey (06.1999 – 01.2014)
Elvis was a donkey of our neighbours. Like his owners, Elvis wasn’t young. When his host suddenly died, no one wanted to deal with him. It was impossible to work with this stubborn animal. Nobody wanted to buy him. Elvis lost his skin in a local tannery.
07. 28 Horsepower – Russell the horse (05.2003–)
My grandfather always had a horse. When Sable died (03.1988 – 04.2007) the former duties disappeared and the whole rhythm of my grandfather’s day changed. Sable was replaced by Ursus – a tractor. Not only on our farm. So far I managed to find 4 draft horses in entire village (5 000 population).
About author:
Adam Żądło – born 1993 in Poland; Master’s degree at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, specialization in animation and photography. Rised in Pcim (mountain village), he mixes experience from the rural work with science and new technologies. He actively supports scientific student groups concerned with building cyborg and space exploration. His artworks were presented on the exhibitions and festivals across the world (m.in. SONY Photoghraphy Awards, ADOBE AAA finalist, Smithsonian photocompetition winner).
Education:
2012-2017 Master’s Degree at the Graphics Department at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts, Cracow, Poland
Art exhibitions and festivals:
August 2017, California, USA. 1 of the 3 finalists in Fine Art Photography category, the International competition for
students organized by Adobe – 2017 Adobe Design Achievement Awards
February 2017, Wroclaw, Poland. 7th Media Art Biennale WRO 2017, selection for the international exhibition, a
short film „IHAU” in the video section.
January 2017, Jelenia Góra, Poland. The 20TH IFF ZOOM 2017, selection for the International Film Festival, short
film „IHAU”, video-art section.
December 2016, Warsaw, Poland. Scholarship from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
November 2016, Olsztyn, Poland. 12-th Open Photographic Championship. 1st place in the „Nature” category, 3rd
place in the category „Man” and the Grand Prix of the whole championship. A photographic series „Eight traps” and
photography „Millenials”.
October and November 2016, Seoul, South Korea, Finalist 2016 BioArt Contest. Two international exhibitions in
museums of science in Seoul. Animated film „Red Diamond”. Organizer: Gwacheon National Science Museum and
Busan National Science Museum in Seoul
October 18, 2016, Innsbruck, Austria. Innsbruck Nature Film Festival 2016. International film festival, international
competition, section „Young tallented; animated film „Red Diamond”. Organizer: Christoph Fintl
June 2016: „Sci-On!” international sci-fiction film festival; Reno, Nevada., USA. Animated film „Red Diamond”.
March – April 2016, London, Great Britain. ”SONY World Photography Awards 2016”, 1 out of 10 finalists of the
international competition „Student Focus” category for the best photography students from all around the world.
The World Photography Organisation.
Stanislaw Lem’s THE FUTUROLOGICAL CONGRESS – a sci-fi novel from 1971
„Deserted village” is a story about animals that are no longer natural in the nature, are becoming less and less common in the countryside and do not have their future in our cities. Their fates show the transformation that takes place on our farm, in the whole village and in our minds.
I grew up on a farm with this animals. Most of them are no longer alive and I wanted to tell their stories. Some of these animals I actually photographed in places where they stuck. The rest was reassembled from my old, family photograph album.
01. Broken Bridge – Betty the cow (03.2011 - 02.2017)
She was born in our stable. At first every attempt to get her out turned into a panicky kicking and a forced march. She was afraid of leaves, wind, birds. Her first delivery was very hard. The vet said that she would not be able to have more calves. This meant that Betty will have less and less milk. After 2 years she developed udder infection and completely lost milk. Nothing can go to waste on a farm. Betty was killed for meat. The grandparents decided that she was their last cow.
02. A Tree Falls the Way It Leans – Merry the goat (02.2008 - 11.2014)
Goats have a temper. Merry was a scamp. One tragic day she wrapped her chain around a tree and suffocated.
The Flood - Lolek the pig (06. 2017 - 12. 2017)
Pigs learn fast. Lolek was a fondling. Every morning at the sight of a man entering the stable, he laid down on his back, began to choke and expected that his belly will be stroked with a broom. In the heat, he demanded to be poured with a cold water. In 6 months Lolek had grown from 5 to 110 kg. He was killed in December, as a meat for Christmas.
04. Stray Dog – Sonia the dog (05.2014 –)
She has been with us for 3 years. She followed our mom. Little and hungry, she wandered along the road near our farm. She spent her entire life in a human home until one day someone threw her out. Sonia never goes too far away from our farm.
05. Stairs – Queen (02.2013 – 11.2016) Fable (03.2017 – 10.2017) Blacky (02.2014 – ) Teddybeargirl (03.2015 – ) Crazygirl (03.2014 – ) Theo (03.2017 – 10.2017) Blackhead (02.2017 – 10.2017)
There is not many other animals as productive as sheep. They give us wool, milk, meat. Their memoirs are usually short. The pool of names is repeated every 2 years on our farm. We already had 2 Queens, 3 Theos, 4 Fables...
06. Tannery – Elvis the donkey (06.1999 – 01.2014)
Elvis was a donkey of our neighbours. Like his owners, Elvis wasn’t young. When his host suddenly died, no one wanted to deal with him. It was impossible to work with this stubborn animal. Nobody wanted to buy him. Elvis lost his skin in a local tannery.
07. 28 Horsepower – Russell the horse (05.2003–)
My grandfather always had a horse. When Sable died (03.1988 – 04.2007) the former duties disappeared and the whole rhythm of my grandfather’s day changed. Sable was replaced by Ursus – a tractor. Not only on our farm. So far I managed to find 4 draft horses in entire village (5 000 population).
About author:
Adam Żądło – born 1993 in Poland; Master’s degree at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, specialization in animation and photography. Rised in Pcim (mountain village), he mixes experience from the rural work with science and new technologies. He actively supports scientific student groups concerned with building cyborg and space exploration. His artworks were presented on the exhibitions and festivals across the world (m.in. SONY Photoghraphy Awards, ADOBE AAA finalist, Smithsonian photocompetition winner).
Education:
2012-2017 Master’s Degree at the Graphics Department at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts, Cracow, Poland
Art exhibitions and festivals:
August 2017, California, USA. 1 of the 3 finalists in Fine Art Photography category, the International competition for
students organized by Adobe – 2017 Adobe Design Achievement Awards
February 2017, Wroclaw, Poland. 7th Media Art Biennale WRO 2017, selection for the international exhibition, a
short film „IHAU” in the video section.
January 2017, Jelenia Góra, Poland. The 20TH IFF ZOOM 2017, selection for the International Film Festival, short
film „IHAU”, video-art section.
December 2016, Warsaw, Poland. Scholarship from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
November 2016, Olsztyn, Poland. 12-th Open Photographic Championship. 1st place in the „Nature” category, 3rd
place in the category „Man” and the Grand Prix of the whole championship. A photographic series „Eight traps” and
photography „Millenials”.
October and November 2016, Seoul, South Korea, Finalist 2016 BioArt Contest. Two international exhibitions in
museums of science in Seoul. Animated film „Red Diamond”. Organizer: Gwacheon National Science Museum and
Busan National Science Museum in Seoul
October 18, 2016, Innsbruck, Austria. Innsbruck Nature Film Festival 2016. International film festival, international
competition, section „Young tallented; animated film „Red Diamond”. Organizer: Christoph Fintl
June 2016: „Sci-On!” international sci-fiction film festival; Reno, Nevada., USA. Animated film „Red Diamond”.
March – April 2016, London, Great Britain. ”SONY World Photography Awards 2016”, 1 out of 10 finalists of the
international competition „Student Focus” category for the best photography students from all around the world.
The World Photography Organisation.