W DOMU, "HOME" in Polish, focus on the question of identity and heritage. After the childhood in Poland, the youth and years of education in Germany, Norway is the 3rd country Heinisch has resided in. The place of birth ( Zabrze ) was one of the most polluted industrial places in the socialistic closed Europe of the 70s and simultaneously the old border between Germany and Poland before world war 2. The memories from this region function as a scene of inspiration for questioning thoughts of existence, religion, security, tradition and familial by proxy memories of the second world war. All images are taken in Norway within a 500 meter radius from the entrance door of his current abode. The landscapes and still life photographs represent a small extraction of the ongoing project and will be complemented by images, which will be taken around the former residences in Germany and Poland.
Damian Heinisch received his Masters in Photography from the Folkwangshool in Essen, Germany. He has won various national and international awards, as well as film- and art scholarships. His work has been exhibited in museums in Hamburg, Gera, Oslo and the Guggenheim museum in New York.
Heinisch lives today in Oslo and works on several commercial and personal projects, as well as being a teacher at the Bilder Nordic School of Photography. He is additionally the Norwegian Leica Ambassador.
