Photography — Lech Szporer

Selected Photography

Lobule Refugee Settlement (Koboko, Uganda, 2022)

Photographs depicting young refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo living in the Lobule Refugee Settlement in Koboko, Uganda.

Lech Szporer, *Lobule Kids on Jungle Gym* *(Lobule Refugee Settlement)*, Koboko, Uganda, 2022

Lech Szporer, *Lobule Boy with Kind Eyes* *(Lobule Refugee Settlement)*, Koboko, Uganda, 2022

Lech Szporer, *Lobule Girl with Pink Necklace* *(Lobule Refugee Settlement)*, Koboko, Uganda, 2022

Lech Szporer, *Lobule Boys Making Mud Toy Cars* *(Lobule Refugee Settlement)*, Koboko, Uganda, 2022

Lech Szporer, *DJX Boy with Torn Shirt Drawing* *(Lobule Refugee Settlement)*, Koboko, Uganda, 2022

Lech Szporer, *Lobule Boy with Pink Shirt and Yellow Paper* *(Lobule Refugee Settlement)*, Koboko, Uganda, 2022

Masked Nudes (New York, USA, 2012)

In response to the disfiguration of Bibi Aisha, an 18 year old Afghani woman featured on the cover of Time magazine in 2010 who, on orders of the Taliban, had her nose and ears removed as punishment for leaving her abusive in-laws. This photoshoot depicting nude women with their faces hidden is an inversion of Taliban-enforced dress codes for women in Afghanistan. Ironically, faceless nudes or nudes without identities in turn draws upon Western depictions of women.

Lech Szporer, *Masked Nude (Solo Color)*, New York, USA, 2011, photographic print (limited edition)

Lech Szporer, *Masked Nude (Duo Color)*, New York, USA, 2011, photographic print (limited edition)

Lech Szporer, *Nude Kufiya*, New York, USA, 2011, print (limited edition)

Lech Szporer, *Nude Kufiya 2*, New York, USA, 2011, print (limited edition)

Lech Szporer, *Nudes with Kufiyas*, New York, USA, 2011, print (limited edition)

Lech Szporer, *Ski Mask with American Flag*, New York, USA, 2011, print (limited edition)

Lech Szporer, *4 Nude Kufiyas*, New York, USA, 2011, print (limited edition)

Lech Szporer, *Ski Masks and American Flags*, New York, USA, 2011, photographic print (limited edition)

Selected Against Architecture Photographic Studies (New York, USA, 2007-2009)

Selected photographic studies against architecture. In retaliation to architectural and socially-governed behavioral norms, these photographs challenge the eye with the diagonal lines of visual critiques stemming from the historical Avant-garde.

Lech Szporer, *Slanted Ladder*, New York, USA, 2008, photographic print (limited edition)

Lech Szporer, *Subway Suicide*, New York, USA, 2008, photographic print (limited edition)

Lech Szporer, *Chair in Cupboard*, New York, USA, 2010, photographic print (limited edition)

Lech Szporer, *Guston Ball with Slanted Ladder*, New York, USA, 2009, photographic print (limited edition)

Lech Szporer, *Inverted Ladder with Two Chairs*, New York, USA, 2009, photographic print (limited edition)

Decommissioned Zones/Wastelands of Ruin

An ongoing photography series of various decommissioned zones, post-architectural landscapes of demolition and ruin, from around the world. These photographs later become references for large-scale collage paintings.