Biography
Michał Łuczak (born 1983, Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland) is a photographer, visual artist and curator based in Katowice. His work examines the complex and exploitative relationship between humans and their immediate surroundings and the wider natural environment. Recently, he has focused on local issues with global relevance, particularly the consequences of coal mining and the economic utilisation of forests.
Łuczak received a BA in Iberian Studies at the University of Silesia in Katowice and a PhD at the Institute of Creative Photography at Silesian University in Opava, Czech Republic. His solo exhibitions have been held at MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków (2018) and the Silesian Museum in Katowice (2019). A member of Sputnik Photos since 2010, he co-leads its annual documentary photography workshop and teaches at the Faculty of Art of the University of the National Education Commission of Kraków. His photobooks include Brutal (2012), Koło miejsca / Elementarz (Circle of Places / Primer), with Krzysztof Siwczyk (2016), and 11.41, with Filip Springer (2016).