Patryk Gizicki

TU Dublin

Project Statement:

Stay Forever More

Stay Forever More is a reflection on my childhood and adolescence, delving into and confronting difficult memories. This is a project about identity, which speaks to my experience of emigrating from my home in Poland to county Mayo, Ireland when I was six. While the project explores feelings of liminality and belonging, it is also a love letter to the complexities of my hometown and what it means to be Irish. I left Castlebar five years ago, but now returning to photograph the hometown that I felt I had to run away from, feels different. The inertia of a small town that I thought would drag me down now calls as living costs of Dublin mount, forcing many to emigrate.

– Patryk Gizicki

Artist Bio:

Patryk Gizicki is a Dublin based photographer, originally from Poland and emigrating to Co. Mayo in his early years. Patryk’s practice is based mostly around the relationship between photography and personal experience. Patryk heavily involves analog photography in his image making process. Colour is a fundamental part of his style and having full control of the development process allows for vivid and honest photographs. Being present at every part of the image making process is something he prides himself in. Patryk’s artistic vision extends beyond the frame, as he crafts stories that touch upon themes of identity, home, and memories.