Bogdan Konopka (23 July 1953 — 19 May 2019[1]) was a Polish photographer and art critic, who began taking photographs in the mid-1970s. Born in
Dynów,
Poland he moved to France in 1989.[2][3] In 1998 he was awarded the Grand Prix de la Ville de Vevey in the
European Photo Competition.[4] Receiver of numerous scholarships e.g.
Pro Helvetia (Switzerland 1993), the City of Paris (1994), the French Embassy in
Beijing (2005), the French Cultural Institute in
Romania and
Belarus (in 2000 and 2004). Author of the famous exhibition Paris en gris (Grey Paris) (2000) at the
Polish Institute in Paris and The Invisible City (2003) at the
Centre Pompidou. Bogdan Konopka preferred to work primarily on
large formatview camera.
Selected solo exhibitions
Leçons de Ténèbres, Leica Gallery, Warsaw (2018).
The magical Wrocław, The City Museum of Wrocław (2012);
Grey Memory, FF gallery, Łódź (2009);
Beijing Opera - work in progress, BWA gallery, Bielsko-Biala (2006);
Faces, Galeria Mała CSW-ZPAF gallery, Warsaw (2004);
Mutatis mutandis, Transphotographique Festival, Lille, France (2004);
Autumn in Beijing, FF gallery, Lódź (2004);
The invisible city, Paris, The Pompidou Center, Paris (2003);
The invisible city, Paris, Ping Yao Photofestival, China (2003);
The cryptograms (together with Mariusz Hermanowicz), Entropia gallery, Wrocław & Biennial of Photography and Visual Arts, Liège, Belgium (2002);
Reconnaissance, Nouveau Theatre d'Angers, France; PF gallery, Poznań; Pennings Gallery, Eindhoven, the Netherlands (2001);
The Grey Paris (Paris en gris), Month of Photography, The Polish Institute in Paris (Mois de la photo, Institut Anglais, Paris); The Invisible City (La ville invisible), French Cultural Center, Cluj (Centre culturel français, Cluj) & the French Institute (Institut Français), Bucharest; Reconnaissance, Images 2000 Vevey; Cassel Museum (Musee de Cassel) (2000);
The end and the beginning, Mała Galeria gallery, Warsaw; The Invisible City, Acta International Gallery, Rome; The key, open-closed (Ouvert-ferme), Françoise Paviot Gallery, Paris (1998);
The invisible city (La ville invisible), Forum de l'Image, Toulouse (1997);
The invisible city, Paris (La ville invisible, Paris), Arena Gallery, Arles (Galerie Arena, Arles) & Galeria FF Łódź (1995);
Modern photography in France: from the collection of FNAC, Month of Photography, Moscow (1996);
The aura of the duration (L'aura de la durée), September of Photography, Reims (1995);
De rerum natura, The May of Photography, Reims;
The invisible city, Festival of Photography in Arles; Contacts, The castle in Angers (1994);
Bogdan Konopka, Rencontres d'Arles festival (1992);
Secret Gardens (Jardins secrets), Saint Florent-le-Vieil (1993);
Photographs 1981-1989, Le Triangle gallery, Rennes (1990);
Meetings with photography, drawing and words, Entropia Gallery, Wrocław (1988);
The lifetime reality, Galeria Czarna gallery, Legnica (1985),
Bogdan Konopka (23 July 1953 — 19 May 2019[1]) was a Polish photographer and art critic, who began taking photographs in the mid-1970s. Born in
Dynów,
Poland he moved to France in 1989.[2][3] In 1998 he was awarded the Grand Prix de la Ville de Vevey in the
European Photo Competition.[4] Receiver of numerous scholarships e.g.
Pro Helvetia (Switzerland 1993), the City of Paris (1994), the French Embassy in
Beijing (2005), the French Cultural Institute in
Romania and
Belarus (in 2000 and 2004). Author of the famous exhibition Paris en gris (Grey Paris) (2000) at the
Polish Institute in Paris and The Invisible City (2003) at the
Centre Pompidou. Bogdan Konopka preferred to work primarily on
large formatview camera.
Selected solo exhibitions
Leçons de Ténèbres, Leica Gallery, Warsaw (2018).
The magical Wrocław, The City Museum of Wrocław (2012);
Grey Memory, FF gallery, Łódź (2009);
Beijing Opera - work in progress, BWA gallery, Bielsko-Biala (2006);
Faces, Galeria Mała CSW-ZPAF gallery, Warsaw (2004);
Mutatis mutandis, Transphotographique Festival, Lille, France (2004);
Autumn in Beijing, FF gallery, Lódź (2004);
The invisible city, Paris, The Pompidou Center, Paris (2003);
The invisible city, Paris, Ping Yao Photofestival, China (2003);
The cryptograms (together with Mariusz Hermanowicz), Entropia gallery, Wrocław & Biennial of Photography and Visual Arts, Liège, Belgium (2002);
Reconnaissance, Nouveau Theatre d'Angers, France; PF gallery, Poznań; Pennings Gallery, Eindhoven, the Netherlands (2001);
The Grey Paris (Paris en gris), Month of Photography, The Polish Institute in Paris (Mois de la photo, Institut Anglais, Paris); The Invisible City (La ville invisible), French Cultural Center, Cluj (Centre culturel français, Cluj) & the French Institute (Institut Français), Bucharest; Reconnaissance, Images 2000 Vevey; Cassel Museum (Musee de Cassel) (2000);
The end and the beginning, Mała Galeria gallery, Warsaw; The Invisible City, Acta International Gallery, Rome; The key, open-closed (Ouvert-ferme), Françoise Paviot Gallery, Paris (1998);
The invisible city (La ville invisible), Forum de l'Image, Toulouse (1997);
The invisible city, Paris (La ville invisible, Paris), Arena Gallery, Arles (Galerie Arena, Arles) & Galeria FF Łódź (1995);
Modern photography in France: from the collection of FNAC, Month of Photography, Moscow (1996);
The aura of the duration (L'aura de la durée), September of Photography, Reims (1995);
De rerum natura, The May of Photography, Reims;
The invisible city, Festival of Photography in Arles; Contacts, The castle in Angers (1994);
Bogdan Konopka, Rencontres d'Arles festival (1992);
Secret Gardens (Jardins secrets), Saint Florent-le-Vieil (1993);
Photographs 1981-1989, Le Triangle gallery, Rennes (1990);
Meetings with photography, drawing and words, Entropia Gallery, Wrocław (1988);
The lifetime reality, Galeria Czarna gallery, Legnica (1985),