Hope, 2024

Desolate Beauty is Radek’s project, in which he combines, although seemingly mutually exclusive, beauty and decay (slow death / destruction). Beauty is gorgeous women, whereas decay describes the physical condition of places where he invites them and makes them immortal. Women are wearing beautiful robes (for instance, long ball gowns) or are naked – anyhow, they are always beautiful. This unusual combination has a strong impact on his sense of aesthetics and state of mind. In his case, the sum of beauty and decay always results in … beauty (like good triumphs over evil). Another element that links individual photographs included in the series is solitude – it is felt no matter how many people there are in a respective frame. Some of the works have already achieved international recognition, which is more broadly discussed under the Exhibitions, Awards and Publications. They adorn many spaces, both private and public, and are listed at national and European auctions.