Visual artist Polina Polianina Follow.Art Card

About me

I began documenting life long before I understood the power of a lens. My journey has been a blend of contrasting worlds—from the precision of mathematics and economics to the boundless imagination of set design and cinematography at the Warsaw Film School. Today, my photography is a dialogue between these worlds. >
I work primarily with inherited tools—my parents' and grandparents' digital cameras from the early 2000s and analog film—to capture the raw, unpolished beauty of the human spirit. My work is a study of 'unbelonging,' exploring how the places we leave behind continue to echo through our traditions and memories. Recognized by Magnum Photos’ Matt Black, my portraits seek to reveal the silent, buried emotions that words often fail to reach.