At the initiative of the APOLINA association, Luc Adolphe traveled to Poland in July 2008, invited to bring his professional, artistic, and above all, Toulouse perspective to Zakopane, a famous village nestled in the Polish mountains and a significant center of culture and resistance in the country's history. A small town of 30,000 inhabitants located at the foot of the Tatra Mountains in the Podhale region, Zakopane is a renowned Polish mountain resort. A focal point of the romantic imagination surrounding the Carpathians, it is the most famous holiday resort and a popular ski destination.

Its proximity to Krakow makes it easily accessible by public transport. Its wooden architecture is a proud legacy of the early 20th-century Polish avant-garde, who chose it as a retreat (famous visitors include the writer and painter Witkacy, the composers Moniuszko and Szymanowski, and even Lenin).

Witkacy's father, the architect Stanisław Witkiewicz, created the "Zakopane style," wooden villas inspired by traditional Carpathian dwellings, reinterpreted by Art Nouveau, and adorned with exquisite ornamentation. Many buildings in this style still stand in the town.

The exhibition "Zakopane in the Rain," composed of 36 photographs, originated from this project. It opened at the Centre Méridional de l'Architecture et de la Ville in Toulouse in 2009.