Voyeur
analog photography, HD video
A series of photos created by camera obscura hidden in a cosmetic bag in public bathrooms and showers at gyms and swimming pools.
The simple construction of the camera requires a long exposure time (a few minutes) so it sharply capture only the stationary elements of the image. Bodies, as moving elements, are not captured. The only body that appears in the photographs is my own - intentionally kept still - voyeur figure - artist in process.
The work reflects on the photographic image which, in the context of voyeurism and acts of peeping in spaces seemingly devoid of eroticism, is expected to satisfy the voyeur's pornographic desire. The poetic quality of the image produced by the camera obscura keeps this dimension understated. What is captured is not equal to what is seen.
It is a documentation of a performance (peeping) by the photographic tool that does not comply with documentary standards. The final result is presented in a video recorded in the darkroom that shows prints appearing in the tray.
Video stills and photos
Contemporary Theatre in Szczecin. Photo: Kamil Macioł