year of publication: 2013
introduction: Zofia Gołubiew, Tadeusz Kowalski, Hanna Wróblewska
texts: Joanna Kordjak-Piotrowska, Adriana Prodeus, Ewa Borysewicz, Łukasz Wojtysko, Jan Topolski, Sabina Antoniszczak, Malwina Antoniszczak, Jerzy Armata, Marta Miś, Monika Jadzińska, Monika Supryniuk, Elżbieta Wysocka
graphic design: Jakub de Barbaro, Kuba Sowiński
publisher: Zachęta – National Gallery of Art, National Museum in Cracow, National Film Institute
ISBN: 9788360713730

The book accompanying the exhibition under the same title is the first publication to review all aspects of the activity of Julian Antoniszczak – a co-founder of the legendary Animated Film Studio in Cracow, a director of experimental animated films, a musician and inventor. The authors of articles in this publication explore not only the phenomenon of Antonisz’s films, but also his language, music and construction activities in building the machines through which he was able to develop techniques of making non-camera films. In the book are to be found both texts written by those engaged in the conservation of Antonisz’s films and machines, and also by the artist’s daughters, Malwina and Sabina Antoniszczak. The publication is richly illustrated, with over 500 photos, fully depicting the artist’s environment and methods of working, incorporating both contemporary documentation of his studio and private photographs from the family album. The book is accompanied by a DVD with a selection of 16 of Julian Antonisz’s films.