Stairs, scissors, fluencies A story about unusual stairs hidden inside an ordinary apartment block in Kraków’s Podgórze district. In the stairwells of the building at 14 Traugutta Street in Podgórze, Kraków, there are abstract polychrome murals by Stanisław Jakubczyk – an artist who lived in the building in the 1960s and had his studio in… Continue reading Stairs, scissors, fluencies
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Bird
Bird
Beyond the Past and the Present; Lindenau
Beyond the Past and the Present; Lindenau, Leipzig
Wood transfers
Park Krakowski
Park Krakowski im. Marka Grechuty The work is based on an archival photograph of Park Krakowski from the period when a public swimming pool operated there — one of many attractions that disappeared from the urban landscape after World War I. History of Park Krakowski Park Krakowski im. Marka Grechuty was established in 1885 on… Continue reading Park Krakowski
A Gift from Krakowians to the People of Pomerania
A Gift from Krakowians to the People of Pomerania This artistic installation was created by Kraków-based artist Bartolomeo Koczenasz. In 2018, the sculpture was transported on a traditional Vistula river barge from Kraków to Gdańsk. During the four-week voyage, involving a group of Kraków artists and Vistula enthusiasts, the Moon sculpture was presented each evening… Continue reading A Gift from Krakowians to the People of Pomerania
Wobbling
Wobbling, BB Gallery in Kraków Wobbling is an installation combining a photographic collage with a very old wooden window shutter found in an abandoned garden. The work was created in 2017 and presented at Kraków Art House and BB Gallery in Kraków.
Once upon a time, there was a tree
Once upon a time, there was a tree Once upon a time, there was tree is a mixed media work in which a photographic image was transferred onto ash wood blocks, forming a modular, grid-based structure.
Floating Moon
Floating Moon7th Aquatic Critical Mass in Kraków Floating Moon was featured in Vogue Poland November 2018 Art Issue edited by Paulina Ołowska. See it.
Urban Interventions
Urban InterventionsA series of photographs documenting urban spaces rich in textures, signs, and intriguing objects.
Frames of the Times; Kazimierz
Frames of the Times; KazimierzJCC Kraków Imagine on Plac Nowy, a man sits in a traditional hat with a wide brim and a cane at a cafe’s street side table, chatter and clamor fill the air while the bright late morning summer sun lights the square. He squints his eyes, his gaze sweeping across the… Continue reading Frames of the Times; Kazimierz
World Smile DayKraków
World Smile DayKraków As part of World Smile Day, I realized art interventions in Kraków. A series of large-format photographs depicting smiling individuals from different parts of the world was installed on the facade of a tenement building. The project was accompanied by subtle urban interventions, including smile stickers placed on the amber light of… Continue reading World Smile DayKraków
insideOUT. Outsourcing sector in Kraków.
insideOUTOutsourcing sector in Kraków. This essay is a part of insideOUT project by Babel Images Collective In last few years city tissue of Krakow has been changing quietly. The impact of outsourcing sector location is so big that urban sociologist start to compare it to Nowa Huta location in 50’s in XX century. But the… Continue reading insideOUT. Outsourcing sector in Kraków.
Teleporter
Teleporter At first, there was an ordinary outhouse.A simple three-door structure standing in the Bieszczady landscape — functional, provisional, devoid of aesthetic ambition. A utilitarian object so obvious it barely invited attention. At some point, someone appeared and decided to improve it.Not to demolish it. Not to replace it. To alter it. Color, detail, subtle… Continue reading Teleporter
Snippets of identity
Snippets of Identity For centuries, craftsmen were a constant presence in Kraków’s urban landscape. As custodians of guild knowledge, they played significant roles in social life and co-created a micro-world of mutual dependencies. They formed an essential part of the identity of Kraków’s districts. At the beginning of the 21st century, advancing gentrification pushed craftsmen… Continue reading Snippets of identity
Frames of Time, Wisła in Kraków.
Frames of Time; The Vistula River in Kraków Frames of Time is a series of works based on the juxtaposition of archival and contemporary photographs of urban spaces. The works establish a dialogue between past and present in the context of public space and the social interactions that take place within it. The spatial mode… Continue reading Frames of Time, Wisła in Kraków.
Photo booth RGB
Photo booth RGB The first photo booth produced by Photomaton appeared on the streets of Paris in 1928. To be able to get one’s portrait taken in a matter of minutes, by an automated process, was a quite revolutionary invention and accessible to all. Many artists could see the artistic potential of the device and… Continue reading Photo booth RGB
21 Jewish Krakowians building a 21st Century Jewish community in Krakow.
21 Jewish Krakowians building a 21st Century Jewish community in Krakow Jewish life in Krakow exists. Despite the Holocaust, despite the post-war period of communism, despite anti-Semitism and many other problems of contemporary Poland – Jewish life goes on continuously. The Jewish world that exists in Krakow today is different from the one that existed… Continue reading 21 Jewish Krakowians building a 21st Century Jewish community in Krakow.