
Edmund Kurenia photographer, director of documentaries, experimental, conceptuals and shorts films, curator and founder and president of the foundation PERIPHERAL VISION PHOTO & FILM FOUNDATION.
Was born in Poland in 1977, studies in the Private Art School of Space and Form Design. From an early age he expressed interest in typography, graphics and photography. At the age of nine he received his first camera, a CZAJKA 3 from his paternal grandmother. He learned from his father, who was also passionate about photography, so much so that at home he had created a real laboratory for developing films, analogue photography. After years of searching for his own way in the artistic fields of photography, graphics and painting, Edmund decides to leave Poland. He first arrives in Cyprus (2006y), where he works as a bartender at a hotel bar. At work, he always carries a SONY digital camera and photographs the objects left in the rooms by tourists. His collection of photos allows him to create the project: "Objets Trouvés - MINI BAR SERVICE". In this work, Kurenia wants to express the constellation of spontaneous gestures unknowingly made by people, who tell their stories. This project gets recognition through the exhibition organized in the LE PETIT CANNIBAAL Gallery (Valencia, Spain),curated by the Dadaist Ximo Rochera. The exhibition featured a hundred and eight photographs.
A treatise on photography is currently being prepared for publication. “PERIPHERAL VISION / EYE WITNESS - Objets Trouvés”
After his stay in Cyprus, Kurenia returns to Poland and stops in Wrocław. Here, find other interests and create another project: "The Social Conditions of the XXI century. Świebodzki Wrocław Station”, in which he presents photos that highlight the hardships and social problems of the people.
In the meantime, he began collaborating with various photographic studios, up to the creation of his own photography and graphics studio NOS-NEW OPTION SPACES. After five years of experience in commercial photography in which he deals with fashion, furniture, packshoots, portraits, he decides to close the studio and devote himself to travel. He leaves for Europe and beyond, passing through England, Spain, France, Cyprus, Egypt, Italy, Denmark, up to Canada. 2007-2016)
In his travels, he decides to observe, and then photograph, the survival instinct, present in different cultures. He also began writing reports for the Polish newspaper “A” CUP OF FLAVORS.
In 2016 Kurenia leaves Canada and in collaboration with Hangar Tattoo Studio & Gallery held by Cecylia Agostini, prepares another project: "Reality is an optional". Eleven people take part in this, including musicians, performers who expose their bodies covered in tattoos. At the end of this journey.The next project carried out by Kurenia in 2017 in Canada is: "New Constellations - Mirror of nature". This time Edmund wanted to bring out the structure of time expressed through dialogue between water and light.
Today Edmund Kurenia lives in Rome, where he cooperates with Associazione CANOVA22, TEATROSOPHIA.
He works on individual photo/film projects IL VANGELO SECONDO L'UOMO.
Belongs to a group of photographers who exhibit at the GRAND PALAIS / Paris.
He directs and creates images/photos for shortfilms, documentary , experimental, including:
2023 > HOMOOUSIOS / CELEBRATION IN THE BATH (shortdance-experimental--document) - The video is the result of the workshop of the two dancers of the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch company, Aida Vainieri Ozkara and Pau Aran Gimeno, during the Dancescreen in the Land 2023 Festival at Borgo Acqua Paola, in Bracciano.
2024 > THE ALTAR OF CICADAS (shortdance-experimental) - In this project, Edmund presents the life cycle of transformation. The white color represents the current cycle called life, the black color represents the future cycle which man has no idea about, so this cycle is called death. The color represents the soul and the transformation completed to move to the next stage.
The film was created during the dance festival in Rome DANCESCREEN IN THE LAND 2023 in cooperation with Canova22 - Fiorenza D'alessandro , Maria Concetta Borgese, Sofia Andretto, Mandala Dance Company - Paola Sorressa, Sara Zanetti, Alessia Stocchi, Arcy Radatti, Sebastian Zamaro, MP3 Project - MP3 Dance Project - Michele Pogliani, Giovanni Marino. The music for the film was created by Tiago Sousa - Composer from Portugal. Film awarded by numerous international festivals.
2025/26 > HELENA/LUMEN INTERNUM. (documentary) - A story about a painter who lost her sight, about her memories, transformations, aporias and synesthetic introspection.