Zygmunt Rytka: Stones, Ants, and Television

Zygmunt Rytka (1947-2018) was an intermedia artist associated with the Polish neo-avant-garde ofthe 1970s and the independent artist community of the 1980s. In his conceptual work, he combineda philosophical and artistic study of nature and perception with ironic reflections on contemporarymedia and politics. The artist saw the camera as an instrument that creates a convention andbegins to influence reality. The book-the first monograph of his photographic work in English-is a comprehensive collection including early conceptual cycles, works dealing with consumerculture, politically charged analytical studies of the language of mass media, and works focusingon the relationship between culture and nature. There is commentary on the cycles provided bynotes from the author, an interview conducted by Anna Maria Lesniewska, and new texts by DavidCrowley, Karol Hordziej, and Daniel Muzyczuk.Zygmunt Rytka (1947-2018), Polish conceptual photographer and intermedia artist. His work is insuch collections as Muzeum Sztuki, Lódz or Kontakt Collection, Vienna. He collaborated closelywith the Mala Gallery in Warsaw, the Wschodnia Gallery and the FF Gallery in Lódz and was theco-founder of the In Situ Contemporary Art Foundation. Daniel Muzyczuk is chief curator at theMuzeum Sztuki in Lódz. Karol Hordziej is a curator, art manager, and lecturer based in Kraków,Poland.