Nicolas Grospierre „Heliograms in the Salle de Solomon. In Search of Light”

The latest episode of the artim film series is dedicated to the exhibition “Heliograms in the Salle de Solomon. In Search of Light". Works by Nicolas Grospierre are displayed in the historic interiors of the Palace on the Isle at the Royal Łazienki Museum in Warsaw. Created through the interplay of light, color, and matter, the heliograms fill in the blanks left by Marcello Bacciarelli’s paintings that were destroyed during the World War II. The artist explains the technical process of producing the heliograms, which were exposed to sunlight for four months in the Łazienki Royal Gardens. The exhibition’s curators, Dr. Marianna Otmianowska and Dr. Dorota Juszczak, discuss the concept of introducing contemporary art into Salle de Solomon and the significance of this project for the Royal Łazienki Museum. Nicolas Grospierre (born in 1975) – photographer of architecture, artist using photography as a creative tool. He grew up in France and has lived in Poland since 1999. Before taking up photography, he studied political science and sociology in Paris and London. As a photographer, he focuses on documentary projects; he is also interested in conceptual issues. In his documentary works, he often undertakes the theme of collective memory and hopes associated with modernist architecture when the utopias that accompanied it have lost their strength and meaning. In his conceptual works, he builds a situation of play with the audience, into which it is drawn by means of attractive, even sensual images and installations. He was awarded the Golden Lion at the 11th Venice Biennale of Architecture in 2008 for the exhibition ‘Hotel Polonia. Buildings Life After Life’ (together with Kobas Laksa). He is the winner of the Paszport Polityki award (2012). Director: Tomasz Szymański Camera operators: Patryk Roman, Tomasz Szymański, Kuba Zalewski, Jagoda Chojecka Editor: Michał Lejczak Cast: Nicolas Grospierre, dr Marianna Otmianowska, dr Dorota Juszczak, Jacek Andrzejewski Curators: dr Marianna Otmianowska, dr Dorota Juszczak „Heliograms in the Salle de Solomon. In Search of Light” Nicolas Grospierre 12 September 2025 – 30 August 2026 Royal Łazienki Museum, Palace on the Isle More about the exhibition: https://www.lazienki-krolewskie.pl/en... More about the artist: https://nicolasgrospierre.com/ Artist’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ngrospierre...