Łódź

The Polish Lodz is often unjustly neglected, yet it offers a lot of attractions. Being a former textile industry hub, it offers numerous interesting industrial buildings. It is also home to a famous film school, where the likes of Andrzej Wajda and Roman Polanski got their start. The city is also known for its art in public space, especially the murals. Here, too, we want to share examples of good practice and present the exhibition Outside the Gallery. The eponymous film will be on show in the Old Cinema, and so will the documentary series “Art on the Outskirts” and MuralArtUM. The light installation for Lodz will be created by Karim Tarakji, who will also prepare the side events with his team.

18. - 21. 11.

 

Partners: OFF Piotrkowska Center, REK Foundation, Stare Kino

Karim Tarakji

Karim Tarakji deals in his work with new media and their impact on contemporary society. With his work, he tries to cross the boundaries between new technologies and everyday life, and thus strives for their connection and understanding. In addition, he is interested in the very scientific nature of the latest technologies, which has not yet been exhausted. This is reflected in the creative essence of the works, which constantly brings new visual possibilities. Karim Tarakji has participated in many national and international exhibitions and competitions, in which he has won several important awards. Among the latest ones there’s the award in the category "Best School Presentation" for the group work "Exposition KOSMOGONIE" within the international show "Designblok, Prague International Design Festival" in the autumn of 2018.
 

GW181122

Laser sculputre metaphorically transfers these endeavors creating a sensual experience bringing the macrocosmos closer to our scale. 40 laser beams pointed to a reflective fabric symbolise the use of light in these experiments. On the other side of lasers a 2m ring is suspended made of reflective fabric, that is dynamicly transformed to create physical ripples in spacetime reflecting the laserbeams and creating light streaks on the surrounding buildings. Laserbeams themselves are configured in such way, that they create a visual physical object horizontally trailing above the spectators head. The Laser sculpture is also going to be enhanced by a projection contemplating about the massive scale of singularities that are needed to create such amount of energy, that can create ripples in the fabric of spacetime itself.
 

Accompanying program of the stop Łódź

Exhibition Outside the Gallery!
18. November
7:00 PM
Łódź
OFF Piotrkowska Center
Lighting up installation GW181122
18. November
7:15 PM
Łódź
OFF Piotrkowska Center
Audiovisual performance by students of the Faculty of Art and Design, UJEP
18. November
7:30 PM
Łódź
OFF Piotrkowska Center
Digital Mural Live Performance by Maciej Walczak
18. November
8:00 PM
Łódź
OFF Piotrkowska Center
Guided tour of murals and art in public space in Łódź
19. November
10:00 AM
Łódź
TBD
Guided tour of the architecture and history of Łódź
19. November
1:00 PM
Łódź
TBD
Lecture by prof. Petr Kratochvíl / The Sense of Art in Public Space
19. November
5:00 PM
Łódź
Stare Kino
Lecture by Ola Ignasiak / UN-GREY THE CITY
19. November
5:30 PM
Łódź
Stare Kino
Screening: Outside the Gallery
19. November
6:00 PM
Łódź
Stare Kino
Lecture by Michał Bieżyński / Murals in Łódź
19. November
6:00 PM
Łódź
Stare Kino
MuralArtUM films screening
19. November
7:30 PM
Łódź
Stare Kino
Exhibition Outside the Gallery!
18. November
7:00 PM
Łódź
OFF Piotrkowska Center
Lighting up installation GW181122
18. November
7:15 PM
Łódź
OFF Piotrkowska Center
Audiovisual performance by students of the Faculty of Art and Design, UJEP
18. November
7:30 PM
Łódź
OFF Piotrkowska Center
Digital Mural Live Performance by Maciej Walczak
18. November
8:00 PM
Łódź
OFF Piotrkowska Center
Guided tour of murals and art in public space in Łódź
19. November
10:00 AM
Łódź
TBD
Guided tour of the architecture and history of Łódź
19. November
1:00 PM
Łódź
TBD
Lecture by prof. Petr Kratochvíl / The Sense of Art in Public Space
19. November
5:00 PM
Łódź
Stare Kino
Lecture by Ola Ignasiak / UN-GREY THE CITY
19. November
5:30 PM
Łódź
Stare Kino
Screening: Outside the Gallery
19. November
6:00 PM
Łódź
Stare Kino
Lecture by Michał Bieżyński / Murals in Łódź
19. November
6:00 PM
Łódź
Stare Kino
MuralArtUM films screening
19. November
7:30 PM
Łódź
Stare Kino