Lodz, the New Century
2001
This project documents Lodz in a peculiar moment – first year of XXI century - the time of the industrial city’s decline with all its melancholy accompanying the demise of former glory which is in the moment before the birth of a modern postindustrial city, which Lodz becomes today. It has been over 20 years since the last photograph published in this series was taken. It seems a moment in the two-hundred-year scale of an industrial city life. Looking at the photos today, I see reality long gone. Postindustrial ruins without any hope for revival, languishing small businesses in the remnants of the epoch of great industry, fungus of the tenement houses. The majority of photos included in the project could not be taken today. Many places defining Lodz of that time are lost. Civilization advancement usually comes at the expense of the culture of the past.
2021 - Fotofestiwal, Main Program, Lodz, Poland
2009 - City Hall Photo Gallery, Graz, Austria
2009 - Fotofestiwal, EC 1, Lodz, Poland
2009 - Town z Miasta Łodzi, Foto 102
2008 - Fotogaleria NOVA & public space, Kosice, Slovakia
2007 - Historical Cityhouse, Kosice, Slovakia
2003 - Galeria LTF, Lodz, Poland
Excerpt about the project Lodz - beginning of the century from Metropolis document on Lodz produced by Arte TV
2013 - TV feature, Metropolis, Arte TV, full feature
2012 - Book, Artur Urbański, Łódź - Beginning of the Century, Pociąg do Łodzi
2009 - Book - Town z Miasta Łodzi, Foto 102
2003 - Book, Artur Urbański, Łódź - City in the middle of Europe, Literatura