Ziggy Kańczukowski is a Polish photographer whose practice operates at the intersection of visual studies, material processes and the phenomenology of seeing. With a professional background in photographing artworks, museum collections and architectural heritage, he approaches the image as a perceptual and analytical space, where visual attention, structure and surface conditions become the primary subjects of enquiry.
His work engages with both analogue and digital methodologies, drawing on silver-based negatives, pigment printing and selected historical and alternative photographic processes. Kańczukowski’s projects typically evolve as long-duration studies, grounded in repetition, micro-variation and an interest in how images mediate the relationship between objecthood, representation and visual memory.
Central to his practice is the investigation of how photographic images articulate rhythm, stillness and the material behaviour of light. Rather than pursuing narrative content, his work examines the subtle dynamics of perception: how images hold time, how they construct spatial tension, and how the photographic surface shapes viewer experience.
Kańczukowski’s artistic research runs parallel to, but distinct from, his two decades of work in cultural heritage documentation. Based in Wrocław, he develops independent projects across Poland and Europe, integrating theoretical reflection with a sustained engagement in photographic craftsmanship.