Présentation de l'artiste

Ewelina Bialoszewska

Ewelina Bialoszewska is an award-winning photographer and visual artist working across photography, printmaking, archival material, and media art. Born and raised in Poland, she now lives in Munich. After moving to Germany at the age of twelve, photography became her way of integrating into a new culture. Since then, her work has focused on identity, memory, and belonging, drawing inspiration from her family’s history and traditional family albums. She is also a mentor and is currently developing a long-term project for community and print magazines. She enjoys exploring mixed-media art, photobooks, self-published works, and archives. Her projects aim to foster diverse perspectives while promoting inclusion, equity, and accessibility. She has participated in the No Borders Prize, an international photography award and touring exhibition for emerging artists from Central and Eastern Europe, as well as other international exhibitions, and has been recognized as #1 Photographer by D&AD, The One Club, and ADC Europe Awards.

Artist statement

Growing Album allows you to plant your “home” wherever you are - literally. Handmade paper embedded with seeds from my grandmother’s garden carries photographs from my homeland, Poland, along with old maps and archived clippings. The seeds correspond to the plants in the images, creating a tangible link to memory. I transform intangible memories into living photographic objects, open to decay, renewal, and dialogue with their surroundings. One memory of picking tomatoes in my grandmother’s garden became central: preserving the seeds with the image makes the memory portable and rooted in a new context. Planting the work creates a bridge between past and present, fostering connection to heritage, environment, and identity. This approach challenges permanence in photography, emphasizing growth, transformation, and the experiences of migration - how identity, like a seed, can be carried, nurtured, and flourish elsewhere.