All Empires Will Fall. Łukasz Rusznica

Joanna Jopkiewicz

In "All Empires Will Fall", Łukasz Rusznica explores the illusion of continuity—the belief that, like the world, we will endure forever. Anchored in personal experiences, his photographs reflect a private empire built on ego, desire, memory, and art, all aware of their eventual disappearance. In his images, plants and people linger on the edge between night and dawn, embodying life’s fragility and vitality. The muted light hints at a future devoid of human presence, where even biological life will succumb to the sun's inevitable explosion. Rusznica writes: "Traces of thoughts and needs will remain. Through my photographs, I try to accept this, to work through mourning myself. If we are gone, nothing bad can happen. And if all vanishes, perhaps it won't be so terrible after all." The human eye’s discipline dissolves—there is no longer an eye, no longer a human.

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