Start: 4 p.m.
Gdańsk is quite uniquely located at the crossroads of sea and river routes, waterways of the Vistula river at the Baltic estuary, as well as the Radunia and Motława rivers. This specific waterscape and landscape have determined the spatial development of the town. The daily living as shown in literary and iconographic records proves that water was the omnipresent element of the city’s life.
It is important today to show Gdańsk through its relation to water. It could serve as a starting point for the improvement of existing and future public spaces, establishing the directions and the character of the town’s development in the future as well as identifying of challenges. The Gdańsk future vision should incorporate water as the basis for formulating the town’s concept of freedom, creating attractive public space – venue for artistic expression and daily activity of the inhabitants. It’s high time the new image of Gdańsk was developed – that of the town on water, with all its ideological and social consequences.
These and other issued will be addressed by the participants of the panel discussion, as well as the publications: the folder Gdańsk – city on water and the map The journey along the Gdańsk waterway. The texts included there were written according to the most recent research and studies in the historical, archeological and archeological context.
This unusual lesson on the city on water will be accompanied by artistic stops, where artists in different forms of expression will relate to the Gdańsk waterfronts.
The project is organized by the Baltic Sea Cultural Centre in Gdansk, in co-operation with the Society of Polish Town Planners/ Division in Gdańsk, Department of Architecture at Gdańsk University of Technology, Central Maritime Museum, National Archives in Gdańsk, The Association of Polish Archivists/ Division in Gdansk.
Programme
Friday 28 May 2010, 5pm. -7.30 p.m.
Old Town Hall in Gdańsk, 33/35 Korzenna St.
The debate with the following particpants: Jadwiga Charzyńska, Stanisław Flisa, Piotr Lorensa, Bogusława Rutecki, Jakuba Szczepańskia, Wojciech Targowski, Jarosław Załęcki
moderator: Lucyna Nyka
The debate is accompanied by the exhibition Gdansk City on Water
Artistic Stops
4-9 p.m.
The River of Words – audio installation presenting poetry written by youth from the High School nr 6 in Gdańsk during the workshops led by Aleksandra Chomicz
Workshops on visual arts and literary improvisations will induce the participants to creating artistic forms lonked to individual perception of the city’s waterscape.
Saturday 29 May 2010, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m
Excurssion 1 – Gdańsk Waterway
Starting point: junction of Senna Grobla and Wiesława Streets, walk along the Motława River, Ołowianka Island towards The Milk Can Tower
ARTISTIC STOPS
Unce upon a time, there was life...
Było sobie życie… – photo exhibition by Piotr Andruszkiewicza about Polski Haku in Gdańsk, the display of photographs on a concrete wall near the ruins of granaries, under the blooming chestnut trees..
The photo report doesn’t create any fictional world. Through capturing the images of the place and the straightforward message it presents the atmpsphere of this forgotten place and brings it back to the awarness of Gdańsk inhabitants. Will it become alive again?
exhibition: Na Stępce St. 28 May2010,. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Old Town Hall till 9June 2010, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m
about 1 p.m. Zejman Maritime Club, Motławska St.
Temat rzeka (About the river) film impression by Kamila Chomicz attempting at capturing the symbolic meaning of the Motława river for Gdańsk.
Spiż 7 Gallery, Chmielna 113 St., 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Real Story –Marek Rogulski – the curator, and the founder of Spiż 7Galleryshows through the exhibition the artistic history of the gallery located in the northern part of the Granary Island in Gdańsk. On display: sculpture, video-art, photographs
Gallery Spiż 7, ul. Chmielna Spiż 7 Gallery, Chmielna 113 St., about 2 p.m.
80% of water – film impression with live concert.
Rafał Dętkoś – electronic music, Karolina Rec – cello, Julia Mach – dance, Kamila Chomicz – film director
Sunday 30 May 2010, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m
Excurssion 2 – Gdańsk Waterway
Starting point: Green gate, walk along Długie Porzeże towards the Fish Market to the Radunia estuary into the Motława river.
