Beyond the Body. Tomasz Gudzowaty in the eyes of Nan Goldin

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Beyond the Body is the result of an unlikely meeting between
Tomasz Gudzowaty and Nan Goldin, who represent diametrically
different personalities, sensibilities, and modes of artistic
creation, yet both of whom stand behind stunningly clear,
consistent visions. Goldin draws on Gudzowaty’s rich archive to
create her own narrative—detached from its original thematic
context and purpose to form a continuous fl ow of images that
reaches a deeper, metaphysical dimension of sport. The people
in the photographs—fl ying, fl oating, upside down—strive to escape, to liberate themselves from corporeal limitations, and to transcend their physical boundaries in order to attain a mystical state of mind. As Goldin lucidly puts it: “They are breaking the rules of how we are bound to the earth.”