Dobrochna Wojda 1981 born in Lodz, Poland; 2000-2006 studies and a Master's degree in English Philology at the University of Lodz, MA thesis on postmodern literature and culture; 2009 a national diploma confirming professional qualifications as a photo technician; 2004-2007 cooperation with Mystic Art music magazine (articles, reviews, interviews, photo coverage of concerts); participation in exhibitions i.a. in Lodz, Poznan, Wroclaw, Katowice, Klagenfurt, Bochum; since 2000 art history translator and interpreter (reviews, articles, etc), regular cooperation with Ars Nova Gallery in Lodz.
"There are two ways to look at the world: wonder at nothing and accept reality as it appears to be or seek forces that animate it making one's surroundings a pretext to pose questions - as we did in our childhood. The latter approach is closer to the works of Dobrochna Wojda, who finds through her photographs items and events that make it possible to go beyond the common experience of everyday life and find something intriguing in seemingly obvious situations. Constant rationalization and objectification of reality can often be helpful, but on the whole it doesn't make our lives easier or the least bit more interesting - it does, however, disenchant. Through her works, Dobrochna Wojda attempts to capture phenomena of elusive charm. She finds them in subjective relationships between objects as well as the objects themselves and their surroundings."
Paweł Jagiełło
Selected shows:
2006 “Photography” – group show, Café Piano, Lodz,
2007 “Power of Lodz” – group show, Association of Polish Art Photographers, Lodz
2010 exhibition of works on sale at a charity auction promoting Polish art, Andel’s Hotel, Lodz,
2010 exhibition of works on sale at a charity auction for Iga Sierocka's surgery, Museum of Cinematography, Lodz,
2010 “Polska Travel Foto” – finalists’ exhibition, Poznan,
2010 “XI –Andrzej Krynicki International Artistic Nude and Portrait Photographic Competition - APHRODITE 2010”, Wroclaw,
2010 “All for show” – solo show, Foto Café, Lodz
2011 Milena Romanowska (painting), Marcin Rupiewicz (painting), Dobrochna Wojda (photography) - group show, BV Galerie, Klagenfurt, Austria,
2012 "Self-projections" – solo show, Ars Nova Gallery, Lodz,
2014 "ARTTRANSFER" - solo photography show, part of ARTTRANSFER international artistic exchange project, Freies Kunst Territorium (FKT) Gallery, Bochum, Germany,
2014 "ARTTRANSFER" - solo photography show, part of ARTTRANSFER international artistic exchange project, the Wilson Shaft Gallery(Galeria Szyb Wilson), Katowice.