28.05 - 15.06.2025
„Sunspot” Joanna Tochman & Rust Publishing. Book Launch and Pop-up Exhibition
Photo: Joanna Tochman, from the series „Sunspot”
28.05 - 15.06.2025 „Sunspot” Joanna Tochman & Rust Publishing
Launch and Pop-up Exhibition Opening: 28.05 2025 | Wednesday | 19:00
Address: Galeria Instytutu Fotografii Fort, Fort Mokotów
ul. Władysława Szpilmana 6, budynek 4, Warszawa
Opening hours: śr-pt 14:00-18:00; sb-ndz 12:00-18:00
Admittance: free
Curator: Jakub Szachnowski
We invite you to a special edition of the series From Project to Book — the launch of the photobook Sunspot by Joanna Tochman, accompanied by the opening of a pop-up exhibition of the project, curated by Jakub Szachnowski.
Sunspot is a series of black-and-white photographs — the result of the artist’s journey through an unfamiliar landscape, guided by the light spots that appear after prolonged exposure to the sun. As she moves through this enigmatic space, she attempts to unravel meaning by imposing her own logic — one that, when confronted with nature, proves uncertain. The exhibition is a record of her relationship with the landscape — full of traces, repetitions, symbols, and fleeting meaning that dissolves back into chaos.
Curator: Jakub Szachnowski
Exhibition design: Joanna Tochman, Jakub Szachnowski
Production and coordination: Jakub Szachnowski (Rust Publishing)
Patrons of the IFF Foundation: Fort Mokotów, White Stone Development
Exhibition partner: Medycyna Praktyczna
ARTIST
Joanna Tochman (b. 1992, Kraków)
A visual artist and graduate of Art History at the Jagiellonian University and the Painting Department at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, where she completed her diploma in 2018 in the studio of Prof. Andrzej Bednarczyk. She is currently pursuing a doctoral degree at the Doctoral School of the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. Her artistic practice spans painting, photography, and sculptural objects. In her work, she navigates the boundary between the real and the imagined, exploring themes of space, landscape, places and non-places.
She was a finalist of the Hestia Artistic Journey (2018), winner of the Nowy Obraz / Nowe Spojrzenie competition (2018), Grand Prix recipient of the Eibisch Competition (2019), a two-time finalist of the Strabag Artaward International (2021, 2023), finalist of Lubelska Wiosna (2023), and winner of the Young Space Award for Visual Arts Scotland (2022). Her first solo exhibition, I’ll Tell a Different Story, A Stranger One, took place in 2019 at the Duża Scena UAP Gallery in Poznań.
PUBLISHER
RUST Publishing is an independent artistic and publishing collective run by Jakub Szachnowski and Heiner L. Beisert, focused on exploring contemporary forms of visual storytelling, with a particular emphasis on photography and the visual arts. The collective’s main goal is to promote niche and experimental publishing formats — including zines, artist books, and photographic prints. By combining self-publishing practices with cultural events — such as exhibitions, workshops, and artist talks — RUST creates a space for creative experimentation and dialogue. To date, the collective has produced eight publications, which have been recognized at prestigious national and international events.
www.rustpublishing.cc
Instagram: @rustpublishing