THE DAILY WEEDING

Commissioned photographer for editorials in fashion magazines, Kuba Ryniewicz is now engaged in a more personal exercise. For his first artist's book, Kuba of Polish origin recently naturalized British has swapped his studio for the expanse of the English countryside and the privacy of his Newcastle Pavilion. The Daily Weeding is composed of black and white photographs white and colour taken at Montagu Estate in the North East of England. Far from being a travel journal, Kuba presents a family album, with its chosen family. The camera bears witness to the attachment he has formed with this country that has welcomed her for more than 15 years. Kuba introduces us to her husband Jon, observes the banality of his couple's happy daily life: a haircut in the garden, weeding and laundry that dries expressly before the English rain does not come to thwart his momentum. The dialogue continues with the meeting his closest friends, Roxy, Paul, Ania and Max, enjoying some little simple and burlesque moments. This proximity with those around him manages to make us also consider buildings and grazing animals as members of his entourage. The book offers a poetic and comical stroll between architecture and a community that demonstrates deep friendship. The Daily Weeding is accompanied by fiction by Yelena Moskovich and a short essay by British writer Olivia Laing.