In contrast to the spontaneous nature of photography, Pawel Żak claims that his images are ‘fabricated’. This Polish artist constructs minimalist stagings with a great economy of means, where the action takes place without a character, but where man remains the main subject.
Pawel Żak defines himself as “a visual artist who uses photography”. This distinction is reflected in his creative process, which is more concerned with producing ‘inner images’ than with transcribing the real world. “I felt that I could only express myself fully through a fabricated image,” he says, “I am interested in reality, but I need an image that I have designed and of which I am completely in control”.
