The 1st edition of the international Konrad and Paweł Jarodzki Artist In Residence Programme has come to an end. Over the course of 6 weeks, the invited artists: Ulufer Çelik, Daniel Mikulski, Andrea Pichl, Jacek Zachodny were able to focus on research, developing ideas and creating new works. They also worked on workshops with students hosted in Krzyżowa as part of youth exchange programmes. The artists shared the results of their residencies with us during 'open studios'.
Ulufer Çelik explored the problem of re-rooting people's identity in the earth through the examples of local environmental initiatives and organisations (Ptasia Dolina [Valley of the Birds], Kozłonoga Farm, allotment gardens in Świdnica, permaculture garden in Krzyżowa). She has also produced a series of works inspired by the surrounding industrial agriculture. For young people in Krzyżowa she prepared a permaculture garden mapping workshop and a fermentation workshop. This resulted in a collection of illustrated recipes.
Daniel Mikulski's work includes a series of paintings and patchworks called Evening Cycle for Neurodiverse Persons. His starting point was the struggle to cope with emotions, anxiety and minority stress faced by people who have experienced mental health crises and social exclusion. Together with a group of young people, Daniel ran a workshop on sketching plants in the garden.
Andrea Pichl researched local architecture and design in Lower Silesia. As she wandered around the region, she created a working photographic archive. In particular, she recorded the struggle of grassroots, individual aesthetics and ways of organising living space against economic and historical determinants. For young people, Andrea prepared workshops on the perception and transformation of space.
Jacek Zachodny worked on a fragment of a series of new works dealing with the radical change of living conditions on Earth as a result of climate catastrophe. He touches on collective fears of the unknown as well as hopes for the development of ecological consciousness, especially a sense of human connection to the fate of non-human beings. Jack's workshop for young people focused on non-verbal communication and expression through symbols.
Open studios
foto. Małgorzata Kujda
Workshops and research trips
The partner of the program is 66P Subjective Cultural Institution in Wroclaw
Project co-financed by the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Wroclaw.
