Tomasz Laczny -- visual artist, photographer, author of photo books. Born in Poland, studied art, design and philosophy.In his works he deals with complex issues of identity, belonging and connection. He published a photobook “40” about refugee camps and conflict in Western Sahara which received honorable mention in 2016 Dummy Award Kassel competition. His current photobook “Disappearance”has been shortlisted to 2018 Kassel Dummy Award Competition. Shortlisted for this year's Gomma Grant. Winner of 2020 Reminders Photography Stronghold Grant. He lives and works in London.
Awards:
2020 Reminders Photography Stronghold Grantee
2019 GOMMA Grant --shortlist
2018 Dummy Award Kasselcompetition – shortlist
2018 Self Publish Riga-- shortlist
2018 Manifesto,Touluose, France -- finalist
2017 Athens PhotoFestival Shortlist
2017 Kolga PhotoFestival Finalist
2017 Vienna Photo BookAward Finalist
2016 Dummy Award Kasselcompetition -- honorable mention
Solo Exhibitions:
2019 Paperlust Festival, Process, Galeria Apteka, Krakow, Poland
2018 Zonoteka Berlin,Germany
2017 Fotobuch 2017, Forum fur Fotografie, Special Guest, Cologne Germany
2016 LePlac’Art PhotoParis France
Group Exhibitions:
2019 (upcoming) Art BookFair Tokyo
2018 Manifesto,Touluose,France
2018 ZentralbibliothekimKulturpalast, Dresden
2018 PhotographySeminar, Nida
2018 Photobookweek, Aarhus
2018 InternationalePhotoszene, Koln
2018 Organvida Festival,Zagreb
2018 Photo Legendo(Officine Fotografiche Roma) Rome
2018 IED, Madrid
2018 Triennial ofPhotography, Dichtorhallen, Hamburg
2018 KasselPhotobookfestival, Documenta Halle
2018 PhotoIreland – TheLibrary Project, Dublin
2017 Tabernacle Gallery“Mythologies”, London, UK
2017 Athens Photo Festival Photobook Exhibition
2017 Kolga Photo Festival, Tbilisi, Georgia,
2017 Format Festival,Derby
2016 Photobook WeekAarhus, Galleri Image
2016 Encontrosda Imagem,Braga
2016 OrganVida Festival,Zagreb
2016 Fotogalleriet, Oslo
2016 PhotoIreland,Dublin
2016 Fotoleggendo,Rome
2016 8.FotobookfestivalKassel / Beijing
2015 Hundred YearsGallery, London
Residencies:
2018 Zonoteka Gallery,Berlin, Germany
Projections:
2018 Temps Zero Athens
2016 Leica Store Kyoto
2016 Hamburg PhotographyTrienale
Books:
2018 Disappearance
2018 Almost True (as a partof a group)
2016 Cul De Sac
2016 40/place which doesnot exis
Teaching Experience:
2018 Creating handmade photobook workshop, London UK
2017 Visual Storytelling workshop, Refugee camps near Tinduf, Algeria
Publications:
2018 Almost True Void
2018 Burn Magazine
2017 Kolga PhotoFestival catalogue
2017 F-Stop MagazineLove issue
2017 prism 25.6Disappearance
2017 British Journal ofPhotography
Internships:
2017 Anders Petersen Lab