My 2021 essay about graphic design, focusing on the visual identity of Women’s Strike (Strajk Kobiet) of Poland and the Solidarność movement in the 1980s.
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The case of the Warsaw Uprising armband
Mediating objects & national mythology. The case of the Warsaw Uprising armband. Spring 2022
Wroclaw/Breslau trip
So long folks – it’s been almost a month since I posted, so it’s high time I pop in and do an update. I’ve been in Poland for three weeks now and life’s been good, though the weather has not been merciful. It snowed a little here in my town, which was awesome, but todayContinue reading “Wroclaw/Breslau trip”
The new building of MoMA Warsaw – yes or no?
The Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw has a new building under construction.
[Torun, PL] Pavilions on Philadelphia Boulevard
This is a rushed article so not edited; bear with me though, it expresses most of what I needed to say. Lately, meaning especially in late June when construction started, an important topic in the local news in my hometown, Torun (a 200,000-resident city in northern Poland, located along the main river in the country,Continue reading “[Torun, PL] Pavilions on Philadelphia Boulevard”
Pasteloza po Brightońsku
Poland isn’t the only country with pastelosis (Polish: pasteloza). You might be amused to learn that the so-called “West”, too, has some pastelosis of its own to show off. Here are some examples from Elm Row in Brighton, picced on Christmas Eve 2021.
Blind vs constructive patriotism – notes
I have a tablet I can draw with now, so here’s some notes I transcribed from my summer 2019 notebook that I took with me to America. I made these notes using a handbook on patriotism in modern America, I don’t remember exactly what that book was, what I know is I passed it ontoContinue reading “Blind vs constructive patriotism – notes”
Zupa parówkowa
Dzisiejsze zdjęcie jest rarytasem, jest to zdjęcie zupy parówkowej… to znaczy zupy zwanej pomidorową, w wykonaniu mojej babci. Znaczy zupa została wykonana przez babcię, a zdjęcie przeze mnie, telefonem. Jest to najsmaczniejsza zupa na świecie. Tak żegnamy czerwiec, tak się złożyło.
Toruńska Ustawa Krajobrazowa (TUK)
Every time I pass this building – which is often because it’s a minute walk from my house, plus I used to pass it twice a day on my way to and from middle school – it hurts. It hurts to look at it, to see it, to catch a glimpse of it with theContinue reading “Toruńska Ustawa Krajobrazowa (TUK)”
Greetings from Warsaw; (not) the greatest tragedy
Pardon me for not providing any pictures, but I have a very good excuse. My phone got soaked on Sunday afternoon (maybe it was tired of the sun, everyone wants a cold water dip on a hot summer day) and since 10pm on that day it’s been non-functioning. I took about 4 photos during myContinue reading “Greetings from Warsaw; (not) the greatest tragedy”
Some photos from Stocznia Gdanska [Gdansk Shipyard]
A week ago, March 6th, I went to Gdansk for the first time in a long time. And I visited the Gdansk Shipyard for the first time in my life. You can now tour the area where Lech Walesa and Anna Walentynowicz worked in the 1970s and set up Solidarnosc following the new Kaiser ShipyardContinue reading “Some photos from Stocznia Gdanska [Gdansk Shipyard]”
Shinrin-yoku a egzotyzacja
Co znaczy shinrin-yoku? Shinrin-yoku (森林浴) z japońskiego tłumaczy się na “leśną kąpiel”. Ma mieć (i z pewnością ma) właściwości lecznicze, praktykuje się ją zarówno indywidualnie, jak i w ramach zorganizowanej “terapii naturą”. (Co ciekawe, artykuł o shinrin-yoku na polskiej Wikipedii jest bardzo dobrej jakości i rozległy, podczas gdy na angielskiej jest o tym tylko wzmiankaContinue reading “Shinrin-yoku a egzotyzacja”
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