XII. The Hanged Man // Jakub Paprocki
different perspective, detachment, putting things on hold, letting go of control, spiritual practice
The Hanged Man archetype is presented as a yogi who has chosen head-down meditation to achieve spiritual enlightenment. Challenge offers an opportunity for growth, but profound change takes time and patience. The card can communicate moments of downtime when we need to let go of action to benefit from a newly gained perspective. With The Hanged Man comes the inspiration to indulge in spiritual practices, change our perspective, and only then look for patterns in the reality around us. Radical changes can help you reach a higher level of consciousness, and a problem can be a solution.
Jakub Paprocki (1982-2016) - an artist from Poznan, Poland. He created photomontages in which he processed pop culture symbols. In 2003, he began his studies at the Faculty of Korean Philology at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan. In 2005 he graduated from the Faculty of History of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan. In 2006 he went on a scholarship to Seoul, and in 2010 he graduated from the Academy of Korean Studies there. He lived in Korea for many years, where he worked as a secretary at the Polish embassies in Seoul and Pyongyang. Later he lived and worked in Canada, and then in Bulgaria. He traveled extensively, mainly in Europe and Asia. He was fluent in English, Russian, and Korean, he also spoke German and Chinese. He was passionate about Sumerian culture (he could read cuneiform) and the aesthetics of the Internet. He processed it by creating fictitious Facebook locations and creating himself as invented characters. His works are imbued with a sense of humor, but this does not prevent them from achieving critical overtones, for example about consumerism. His first appearance in the established art world was the exhibition Susanna (21 y.o.) at FWD Gallery: in Poznan in 2017. In 2019, another monographic exhibition - The Process Continues - also took place at FWD Gallery:. It showed the most characteristic works of the artist, worshipping Magda Gessler and camp art. In his work, he used celebrities, intimate confessions from the Kafeteria (Cafeteria) internet forum, and emerging new world views. His works were often created in low quality. He used very simple graphic programs, he did not care about the quality of his works, but their accessibility.
The Hanged Man archetype is presented as a yogi who has chosen head-down meditation to achieve spiritual enlightenment. Challenge offers an opportunity for growth, but profound change takes time and patience. The card can communicate moments of downtime when we need to let go of action to benefit from a newly gained perspective. With The Hanged Man comes the inspiration to indulge in spiritual practices, change our perspective, and only then look for patterns in the reality around us. Radical changes can help you reach a higher level of consciousness, and a problem can be a solution.
Jakub Paprocki (1982-2016) - an artist from Poznan, Poland. He created photomontages in which he processed pop culture symbols. In 2003, he began his studies at the Faculty of Korean Philology at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan. In 2005 he graduated from the Faculty of History of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan. In 2006 he went on a scholarship to Seoul, and in 2010 he graduated from the Academy of Korean Studies there. He lived in Korea for many years, where he worked as a secretary at the Polish embassies in Seoul and Pyongyang. Later he lived and worked in Canada, and then in Bulgaria. He traveled extensively, mainly in Europe and Asia. He was fluent in English, Russian, and Korean, he also spoke German and Chinese. He was passionate about Sumerian culture (he could read cuneiform) and the aesthetics of the Internet. He processed it by creating fictitious Facebook locations and creating himself as invented characters. His works are imbued with a sense of humor, but this does not prevent them from achieving critical overtones, for example about consumerism. His first appearance in the established art world was the exhibition Susanna (21 y.o.) at FWD Gallery: in Poznan in 2017. In 2019, another monographic exhibition - The Process Continues - also took place at FWD Gallery:. It showed the most characteristic works of the artist, worshipping Magda Gessler and camp art. In his work, he used celebrities, intimate confessions from the Kafeteria (Cafeteria) internet forum, and emerging new world views. His works were often created in low quality. He used very simple graphic programs, he did not care about the quality of his works, but their accessibility.