Exhibition “Good-omen spider” | Poland
Concept: Paweł Błęcki
Creators: participants of intergenerational ecological workshops for children, teenagers and adults
Date: 25, 26, 27.08.2023 / Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Place: Art Factory in Lodz
Admission: free
Viewers' age: no limitations
DESCRIPTION OF THE EXHIBITION
The exhibition will present works created during the intergenerational ecological workshops for children, youth and adults "Good-omen spider", lead by Paweł Błęcki, in terms of International Theatre Festival Retroperspektywy 2023: GENERATIONS, on August 22-24 2023.
During the workshops the participants will create a kinetic ornament together, called: ‘A good-omen spider’, inspired by the traditional ornamental craftsmanship. Every workshop participant will have a chance to prepare a separate element, or several elements of the ‘Spider’, which we will later assemble together.
The ‘Spider’ will be a good omen for the future for every manifestation of life on Earth, and the multicoloured elements assembled together into one, common object will be a symbolic gesture of arranging the surrounding chaos into one consistent whole. Common manual work on creating an artistic object encourages openness and builds a sense of community.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE ARTIST
Paweł Błęcki - born in Gdańsk. A photographer, sculptor, the creator of objects and installations. A Ph.D student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow (the department run by Iwona Demko, the associate professor). A graduate of the Intermedia Department at the University of Arts in Poznan (university degree from Piotr Kurka) and the Photography Department Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk. He studied archaeology and cultural studies at the University of Gdansk and photography at FAMU International filmmaking school in Prague. In his works he tackles the social, ecological and political issues of consumer society, craftwork and art therapy. The initiator of workshop and participative activities where you imitate traditional craftwork techniques and place them in the modern context. He used to be a member of Zbiór Pusty (An Empty Set) whose activities revolved around the multidirectional relationship of a human being with nature. He is a creative member of Wspólnota międzygatunkowa+ (inter-genre-community+) whose aim is to care about humans and non-human creatures. Along with Pamela Bożek he participates in the project of Biuro Wspólnej Aktywności (The Office for the Joint Activity), dealing with sustainability of production and art availability. When pursuing his career of an artist and a researcher he participated in the mentorship project of Studio Mistrzyni (Masterclass Studio) by Joanna Rajkowska, was an artist-resident at Centrum Rzeźby Polskiej (Polish Sculpture Centre) in Orońsk and was one of the curators of the “Magiczne zaagażowanie” exhibition (“The magical involvement”) at Galeria Miejska Arsenał (the Arsenal City Gallery) in Poznan where there has been the art and the activity of several people dealing with contemporary art presented with the aim to protect the environment.
His works have been presented at individual exhibitions in Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej Łaźnia (Łaźnia Centre for Contemporary Art) in Gdansk, Państwowa Galeria Sztuki (the National Art Galery) in Sopot, Galeria Miejska BWA (City Office for Contemporary Art) in Bydgoszcz, Galeria EL (EL Gallery) in Elbląg and collective exhibitions e.g. in Centrum Rzeźby Polskiej (Polish Sculpture Centre) in Oronsk, at the Office for Contemporary Art in Zielona Gora, at the Office for Contemporary Art in Tarnow, at the Office for Contemporary Art in Wroclaw, in Galeria Labirynt (the Labyrinth Gallery) in Lublin.
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