CONTACT


E-MAIL : romain.kulczycki@hotmail.fr
INSTAGRAM : https://www.instagram.com/romain.kulczycki/


BIOGRAPHY

Romain Kulczycki is French born photographer from Lille (b. in 1984). Graduated in Sociology, he worked several years as a specialized teacher for minorities and refugees in France and Central America. He realized as a self-taught photographer documentary projects in the Balkans and in the north of France. In 2018 He moved to Milan to devote himself entirely to the photography and earned with honors a master degree in Photography and Visual design from NABA (Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti of Milan). He has participated in several collective exhibitions in Milan or in France and was published by several Italian and foreign magazines. Influenced by social sciences and literature, he’s interested by urban reality and the relative question of modernity. He focuses on the notions of identity, margins, territories and mutations that take shape, trying to keep a personal esthetic and an instinctive approach.

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Romain Kulczycki est né à Lille en 1984. Diplômé en Sociologie, il a ensuite travaillé plusieurs années en France et en Amérique latine comme professeur des écoles spécialisé auprès d’élèves non francophones et a réalisé comme photographe autodidacte des projets documentaires dans les Balkans ou dans le Nord de la France. En 2018 il s’installe en Italie pour se consacrer à la photographie et obtient avec les félicitations du jury le master en photographie de la Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti de Milan (NABA). Ayant participé à diverses expositions en France ou à Milan, il a été publié par diverses revues italiennes ou étrangères. Influencé par les sciences sociales et la littérature, il s’intéresse au fait urbain et à la relative question de la modernité. Il se concentre sur les notions de marge, de territoire(s) et aux identités qui y sont rattachées en cherchant à développer une approche intuitive et une narration personnelle.

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Romain Kulczycki è nato a Lille in Francia nel 1984. Diplomato in sociologia e pedagogia, ha poi insegnato diversi anni in Francia ed in America centrale ad alunni non francofoni e profughi. Ha realizzato come fotografo autodidatta progetti documentari nei Balcani, nella Cina e nella Francia del nord. Nel 2018 si trasferisce a Milano per dedicarsi interamente alla fotografia e ottiene cum laude il master in Photography and Visual design della NABA (Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti) di Milano in 2019. Ha partecipato a mostre a Milano o in Francia ed è stato pubblicato per diverse riviste italiane o straniere. Influenzato dalle scienze sociali e dalla letteratura, si interessa al fatto urbano e alla questione relativa de la modernità. Si sofferma sulle nozioni delle margine, di identità, di territori e delle loro mutazioni, cercando di mantenere un approccio intuitivo e una narrazione personale.



CURRICULUM VITAE


    EXHIBITIONS (selection)

  • Polveri di fiume in Stardust, Western mythology and photography, october 2019, Mufoco (Museo di fotografia contemporeana), Cinisello Balsamo, Milan, Italy.
  • Solid’Art, contemporary art exhibition for solidarity, october 2019, Friche la Belle de Mai, Marseille, France.
  • Il centro non può contenere, october-november 2019, Galleria the Lone T, Milan, Italy.
  • UPE2A, Art Up Lille, contemporary art fair, february 2019, Lille, France.
  • Delta 13, projection night, Cour Fanton, july 2018, Arles, Rencontres de la photographie.
  • Etesian winds, personnal exhibition, la Boulangerie Gallery, april 2018, Lille.
  • Double page, Slagalica book presentation, september 2017, Salvador Allende Gallery, Mons en Baroeul.
  • Paradis perdus, workshop exhibitions, july 2017, Cour Fanton, Arles, Rencontres de la photographie.
  • Solid’Art, Contemporary arts exhibition for solidarity, june 2017, Palais Rameau, Lille.



    EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN PHOTOGRAPHY

  • April - july 2019 : Photographer’s assistant with Filippo Romano (documentary photography, architecture and corporate, workshops co-leading, postproduction, exhibitions set-up).
  • May - june 2019 : Photographer for SUPER (Il festival delle periferie a Milano), Comune di Milano. Events and social workshops coverage, editorial projects.
  • October 2018 - may 2019 : Master of photography and visual design, cum laude, NABA (Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti), Milano.
  • Workshops in Arles, Rencontres de la photographie :
    > July 2018 : "Sensitive course for an author’s vision", with Klavdij Sluvban.
    > July 2017 : "The documentary writing", with Cedric Gerbehaye, VU agency.
    > July 2016 : "Looking for your own photography", with Olivier Culmann, Tendance floue Agency. / "The narration in photo documentary", with Eric Bouvet.
  • From 2015 to 2018 : Member of Destin Sensible, public association for the development of contemporary photography in the north of France. (Photography courses, collective workshops and exhibitions, annual projects, awareness raising in schools).

    AWARDS AND PUBLICATIONS

  • April 2020 : Errante, Riaperture Ferrara photograhy festival, Polveri di fiume project, finalist.
  • February 2020 : Tra Naufragi e Voli, OfinicArs Villa Sistemi Reggiana, circuito OFF Fotografia Europea, Reggio Emilia, I Santi e la maschera project, winner.
  • July 2020 : Leica Italy Portfolio Awards, les Rencontres de la photographie, Arles, shortlisted.
  • Dèdalo, C41 magazine, Contemporary art visual revue, september 2019.
  • Distrito Catedral, Edge Of Humanity magazine online, september 2019.
  • Il pavese, Cartaceo Perimetro, Milano come non l’avete mai vista, Issue 05, march 2019.
  • UPE2A, laureate for the portfolio magazine #05, Destin Sensible éditions, january 2019.Issue 05.
  • Slagalica, presented during the collective exhibition « Double page », self-edition, september 2018.
  • Calais Plage, laureate for the portfolio Member’s magazine #03, Destin Sensible éditions, 2017.




    EDUCATION, DIPLOMAS AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 2014 - 2018 : Elementary school teacher for foreigners and migrants, special adviser for newcomer students. (language immersion studies, educational advice to teachers, co-teaching). French ministry of Education, academic delegation for International relations and european cooperation, Lille, France.
  • 2012 - 2014 : Elementary school teacher for the development of French bilingual schools in Costa Rica. Jules Verne national program in education, costarician ministry of education in San José (co- teaching, advice to teachers, cooperation and cultural activities with the French embassy in Costa Rica).
  • 2010 - 2012 : Elementary school teacher, various grades, French ministry of education, Lille and Valenciennes.
  • 2009 - 2010 : CRPE, National diploma in education for elementary school teachers. Master degree, Lille institute for teachers, visual arts mention.
  • 2008 - 2009 : Master 1 degree in Sociology (Identity and minorities studies), USAL, university of Salamanca, Spain.
  • 2006 - 2008 : Bachelor degree in Sociology-Antropology, USTL, Lille University, France.