Maksim Sarychau

Blind spot

Contemporary society gives all States the right to use force or violence through various structures and control systems: police, armed forces, special services and prisons. This right is exclusive and legitimate. Under closer examination of some aspects of the mechanisms of the powers of the State, we sometimes notice things that go beyond the law, ethics and humanity. These voids, these blurred areas of law come to light in some countries when the control exerted by society is insufficient. The visual recognition of demonstrators is then replaced by the big data and artificial intelligence, but the repressive nature of these actions remains the same. In “Blind Spot”, the human body is exposed in all its fragility and vulnerability to a limitless power.

Maksim Sarychau

Photoreporter, visual artist, and programmer. He works on long-term visual projects that intersect photography, journalism, and art. He focuses on themes of violence in its various forms and degrees, both from authoritarian regimes and within traditional societies. His main interests are in the political and human dimensions of collective memory and history. Born in Belarus, he has been living in Poland since 2022. Sarychau's works have been exhibited in numerous group and solo shows, including at KX Gallery (Brest, 2021), Latvian Museum of Photography (Riga, 2020), Kasarna Karlin (Prague, 2018), and CECH (Minsk, 2017). He has been published in many journals, including Wall Street Journal, Stern, Der Spiegel, Die Zeit, Courrier International, Meduza, The Telegraph, and Le Monde Diplomatique.

http://sarychau.com

Exhibition Availability

Marchand Gallery, J. Kilińskiego St. 12/3, 17-30.09; Tues.-Fri. 12:00 – 17:00, Sat. 12:00 – 15:00, Sunday – Monday closed. 29.09 open at 12:00-16:00; admission free.