Publisher Note
Maszyny (Machines) is an inventory of so-called “sams” – tractors made at home by farmers according to their own design and with use of the available – usually recycled – parts of other vehicles. This practice reaches back deep into the times of the Polish People's Republic, which is also when the majority of the items presented here were made.
Łukasz Skąpski's photo documentation, maintained in a simple, typological convention, shows vehicles from the Podhale region, where these home-made vehicles were especially relevant due to the mountainous landscape, which mass-produced vehicles, on top of being much more costly, did not cope with too well.
The photographs are accompanied by the technical specifications of individual tractors, while the entire collection is complemented by essays contextualising Skąpski's documentary record from artistic, literary, and anthropological perspectives.
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| Release Place | Krakow, Poland |
| Edition | 1st edition |
| Release Date | 2009 |
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ISBN-13:
978-83-928967-3-9
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| Subform | Photobook |
| Topics | Polish People's Republic, Tractors |
| Methods | Photography |
| Language | English, Polish |
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| Format | hardcover |
| Dimensions | 23.0 × 23.5 cm |
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| Pages | 240 |
