The Riconessione publication is a comprehensive translation of an ethos into the written word – a chronicle
detailing the complete origins, practice, philosophy, and the growth of the project. Written and translated in close
collaboration with Martyna Ginda, it stands as a deeply personal story that discloses the inner workings of a young
creative mind. It recounts how a specific work philosophy has become something bigger.
This book serves as a compass, exhaustively explaining the core work ethos and guiding the reader step-by-step
through every single one of the seven values. Without any understatements, it is meant to lay every part of this
philosophy out flat, unpacking the artist’s quiet reflections on his relationship with nature and the employed
artistic practice. By reading it, one can access everything Riconessione truly stands for.
Beyond its philosophical core, the publication is a meticulous visual documentation. The book contains original
photographic records of the natural world and the intricate processes behind creating the objects representing
Riconessione. Most importantly, it features analog photography of the many people involved in the project, capturing
the faces and efforts of those who made this entire endeavor possible.
At its heart, the book is the resulting labor of two close friends who, while operating in different creative
disciplines, shared an urge to build something together. From this deep desire to collaborate, they managed to craft
a work that summarizes the artistic and personal development achieved thus far. It stands not just as a conclusion
to a demanding chapter, but as a definitive, confident starting point.
To ensure that the message can be understood on multiple spectrums, the publication was conceived as the
theoretical, deepened manifestation of the Riconessione philosophy. It leads the reader meticulously through each of
the values – unity with nature, with the other man, with one’s needs, with patience, with the masters, with home,
and with the world – explaining the fundamental premises that stood behind the genesis of Mateusz’s artistic
practice.
As the narrative unfolds, the book presents a detailed, behind-the-scenes documentation of the intricate processes
that brought the Reconnector to life. It sheds light on the collective effort of the numerous individuals who
selflessly stepped in to create the philosophy’s manifestation together, as a team.
The pages are intricately interwoven with countless photographs of Polish nature, heavily relying on the raw honesty
of analog photography. Told from a first-person perspective, it conveys a fascination with our local environment –
the very fascination that fueled the creation of this publication.
Ultimately, this project could only exist thanks to a surprisingly large group of people who generously offered
their time, hands, and expertise when it was needed most. The Riconessione book is dedicated to them; it stands as a
permanent testament to this faith-restoring story of community, proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that no
meaningful masterpiece is ever truly born in a vacuum.
