English version
The Polish version in previous post
The Henryk Wieniawski Philharmonic in Lublin
and
The Informal Open Group of Friends and Lovers
of the Far East
Culture and Art
photo exibition:
Dream of Japan
Honorary Patronage of the exibition:
The Embassy of Japan in Poland
在ポーランド日本国大使館
Philharmonic Hall Foyer
26 August 2011, 7:00 p.m.
16 September 2011, 7:00 p.m.
The H. Wieniawski Philharmonic in Lublin, 5 Maria Curie-Skłodowska St.,
20-029 Lublin
Japan from the borderline of waking and dream
is a run of Agnieszka Łoboda’s paintings. An oneiric mood is dominant and
prevails in these works. Implied space in her art refers to dream visions, and
the author places in it the various figures with their symbolic ambiguities,
understatements, and open composition.
Samurais and Demon-Geisha is
a series of photographs, taken by Rafał Stęgierski, that is inspired by the
Japanese legend on Prince Hizen, his favourite consort O Toyo, and a warrior
namad Itô Sôda. Here, again, the reality takes the shape of a dream, but in
this case the dream turns out to be a nightmare. In this conventional space,
the cause-effect connections and logical aftermaths of events get blurred.
Magic garden … in the Japanese style
is a cycle of photographs in which realism is blended with magic. The author of
photos, Artur Łazarz, draws on the imagination and refers to myths and
childhood fairy tales, yet he tells the story of his own. There is a very
distinct topos of garden here which is presented in a literal and a
metaphorical way as well as in a metaphysical manner. In
front of viewer an unknown space opens up, but a space full of harmony… well,
who knows if it really happened?
magic garden…
on the other side of the mirror
dreams dwell
The collection of photo-haiga (haisha) is a space in
which the magic of word is connected and mixed with the magic of image. All
haiku of Dorota Pyra’s authorship. The origami photos taken by Artur Łazarz.
Translations of Polish haiku into Japanese by Radosław Bolałek and Matayoshi
Haraguchi. The graphic design of the whole series made by Agnieszka Łoboda.
Translation into English: Lech Szeglowski.
a dry twig
after the flight of sparrows
still again
The
Informal Open Group of Friends and Lovers of the Far East
Culture and Art assembles people who share the ideal of active and
creative lifestyle, and by having capacity for the uninhibited expressing of
thoughts and ideas, they develop their own passions and special interests.
Their creative works, marked with imagination and inspired by Oriental art, are
oriented toward people open to an unclassical and unconventional attitude
towards the fascinating art and culture of Japan
and Far East.
Dorota
Pyra – a preschool teacher and artist by education living
in Gdańsk. She
writes haiku and creates photo-haiga (haisha) by combining a word with a
picture. Her haiku could be found on the Polish and foreign websites, but also in
some paper publications. In 2009 she won the Grand Prize in The Shiki Special
Kukai in memory of William J. Higginson – the seventh haiku contest to be held
and sponsored by the Ehime Culture Foundation in Japan. The same year, her first
book of haiku and free poems entitled “Icy
Moon” was out (Bernardinum Press, Pelplin, 2009). A member of The Informal
Group since May 2009.
Lech
Szeglowski – studied literature and speech therapy and thus
betraying his another passion – mathematics. He’s been writing for many years,
himself calling this “a noting”. In the spare time he enjoys translating his
friend’s haiku into English. However, his ties with haiku is connected, first
of all, with the theory of this Japanese poetic genre. At the end of 2010 he
started realization of the project “Haiku Directory” – an extensive haiku
bibliography. He joined The Informal Group in October 2010, but the beginning
of co-operation dated back to August 2009.
Agnieszka
Łoboda – a computer graphic artist not only by profession
but also by fondness. She does commercial graphics, graphic design as well as
web design, and provides services for small polygraphy. The culture and art of
Japan
lie in the sphere of her keen interest. She is the author of numerous graphic
arts and photo-haiga (haisha). A member of The Informal Group since March 2008.
Rafał
Stęgierski – a lecturer at The Maria Curie-Skłodowska University
of Lublin, a computer scientist and photograph aficionado; being an enthusiast
of The Early Middle Ages, shows a lively interest in the customs of the Slavic
people and Vikings. He maintains a blog devoted to photography mainly concerned
with its technical aspect of issues in this medium. Fascinated with the Far East culture and art. A member of The Informal Group
since June 2009.
Artur
Łazarz – lives and works in Kraśnik. The artistic
photography and computer graphics are in his area of strong interest. He
creates artwork inspired by Japan,
surrealism, and magic realism. In 2008 he founded The Informal Open Group of
Friends and Lovers of the Far East Culture and Art. He’s responsible for all
presented content and directions for further development of the group. All of
its projects and activities are coordinated and funded by himself as well.
(Text's author: Artur Łazarz)
(trans. L. Szeglowski)
