A group of individuals, with diverse skills and experience, descended
on Gozdowo in June to both enjoy the hospitality of Dom Wiktorscy and engage with local people. Gozdowo is a village of around 1000 inhabitants near to Płock and Sierpc.
I’m posting an essay as a resource for you to download. (It’s only about 12000 words.) The essay – Reflections on creative practice – Artists working in the context of community consultation – formed one part of a substantial report (‘Do You Know What You’re Asking?’) produced at the beginning of this year for Nirex as part of an ongoing discussion about stakeholder involvement in decision-making.
Guidebooks sometimes provide us with a guide to what we already know. They invite us to admire, but not to be curious. They lead us down certain (well-worn) tracks and perhaps confirm some existing prejudices. Continue reading
An introduction to the Seven Wonders of Warsaw was made at Tarabuk café. Brendan Jackson from Laundry gave a brief overview of the project, and Jarek Kaczmarek and Gosia Litwinowicz outlined of the work that Studnia O will be undertaking over the next few months, working in seven districts of Warsaw, startrng in Saska Kepa and Żoliborz with the first public presentations of the work in progress (Sniadania Warszawskie) on Sunday May 20th and Sunday June 17th at the Instytut Teatralny on Aleje Ujazdowskie 45.
Later in the autumn, Brendan will be leading workshops for young artists and cultural animators to create their own Wonders of Warsaw. If you’re interested in participating, email him at brendanjack@gmail.com
A background paper to the Wonders project can be downloaded here, in English (wonders-en.pdf) and Polish (wonders-pl.pdf)
For further information on Studnia visit: http://www.studnia.org/