Zofia RYDET (1911-1997)

Departures from the World of Feelings and Imagination series

1975-1979
gelatin silver print, 27.2 x 23 cm,
artist`s stamp on the reverse,
vintage print

As Jerzy Busza wrote about Rydet`s work in an issue of Kultura (45/1976), "Zofia Rydet uses photomontage as a central element of her artistic programme. She sets images of mature and explored reality against puzzling backgrounds, creating new meaningful contexts, reminiscent of surrealist poetics. (...) As conceived by the artist, the series is a visual version of the philosophical and moral discourse with the world about the dimension of human life. (...) When viewing the World of Feelings and Imagination series one unwittingly participates in a game which relies on the wisdom of experiencing one`s inner self. And this is where we should see the undeniable, humanist value and rank of Zofia Rydet`s photomontages. (...) Her art involves continuous objectivisation of the archetypes of the central ideas of humanity."
The series has been shown at many individual and group exhibitions, notably Zofia Rydet. Fotografie, Museum of Art, Łódź (1999), National Museum in Wrocław (2000); Zofia Rydet: The First Lady of Polish Photography, Fotogalerie Kistemaker, Oldenzaal, the Netherlands (2007); Zofia Rydet. The Arc of Realism, Photoireland Festival, Centre for Creative Practices, Dublin (2011); Necessary Complement. Silesian Women Photographers, Muzeum Śląskie, Katowice (2012).



estimate: 4000 - 6000 zł