Born in Pelplin, Poland in 1967, Elvin Flamingo, a.k.a. Jarosław Czarnecki (Sopot)
- Graduate 2004, Academy of Fine Arts, Gdańsk
(Studio of Professor Jerzy Krechowicz).

Multimedia artist

1999-2001 – Founder and leader of the artistic group Onion Center Club

2004-2005 - Founder and leader of the artistic group A Taste of Honey


2004 – first film “THE JOINER’S BABY” based on a play by Roland Topor “Le bébé de Monsieur Laurent”
[ SPECIAL JURY AWARD 2005 Gdańsk, Jury – Piotr Łazarkiewicz, Maria Kornatowska, Krzysztof Kornacki ].


2008 – second film “SMALL SPACES” - a documentary about the difficult art of improvisation.
[GOLD REMI AWARD 2009 at the 42 Houston International Film Festival, Texas, USA.
Nominated in the category of Outstanding Debut of 2008].


2010
film “JOTHABELSI”. Portret hermetycznego i niszowego środowiska muzycznego (Gdańsk/Sopot) w formie opowieści o nieistniejącej i fikcyjnej grupie Jothabelsów.
[ Wyróżnienie: Stypendium Prezydenta Miasta Gdańska ].