Beyond the Body: Tomasz Gudzowaty in the eyes of Nan Goldin - Tapa dura

Awe-inspiring images.--Rihannon McGregor "Jocks&Nerds "

Famed photographer Nan Goldin explores the boundaries of human physicality through the work of Tomasz Gudzowaty. The gritty black-and-white portraits by the Polish photographer offer multiple perspectives on how people push their physical capabilities.--Sarah Spellings "New York Magazine, The Cut "

Tomasz Gudzowaty elevates sport into a mystical realm.--The Guardian

Beyond the Body is the result of an unlikely meeting between Tomasz Gudzowaty and Nan Goldin, who represent diametri - cally 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 flow of images that reaches a deeper, metaphysical dimension of sport. The peo - ple in the photographs―flying, floating, 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.”