A series of portraits, primarily of people I encountered on the streets of New York. It was the faces of New Yorkers that inspired me to explore the theme of universal beauty. A beauty that I have systematically, yet globally, called "American Beauty". While walking around the city, I searched for faces that were somehow unique, original, beautiful, that attracted me, that lured me in. These were faces that my gaze drew from the crowd. And this wasn't easy, because when you're not searching, it seems like a large group of beautiful faces are passing you by. But when you're ready, because your
I am from Lodz in Poland. I am a professor in The Lodz Film School. In photography I am concerned with visualisation of feminine body, sensuality, eroticism, beauty, ugliness and exclusion. What is essential in my work is the delicate perception of body. Besides her photographic creation I am involved in writing critical literary texts concerning issues of body, obscenity, disability, based on film, photography, advertisements.
