The Gdynia City Museum and Museum of Architecture in Wrocław invite you to the exhibition of works by one of the most interesting contemporary architects – Jakub Szczęsny.

The exhibition shows how architecture intersects with design and what interesting things can be created at their intersection. We take a closer look at Szczesny’s design microdomes, which are particularly popular in times of pandemonium. We ask whether we really, as a society, still need more and more space. Or is it worth saying ‘no’ to over-consumption, for the common good?

We juxtapose the unique Keret House and repetitive (but customisable) modular micro-homes to address the theme of minimalism and limitation as socially relevant values. We build an interesting tension between architecture and design - Jakub Szczęsny’s installations in public space, which are intended as architecture in action, a kind of performance. All this to draw attention to the social dimension of design.

We are surrounded by designs: objects, technical devices, buildings, cities. What does this mean in practice? Can design affect us, or the society of which we are a part? Designing a space, especially a public space, can we design rela- tionships, change how users think and make them more conscious citizens? We will be seeking answers to all these questions alongside our guests, highlighting design as a tool to integrate society, improve the functionality of our surroundings, and take care of sustainable development. I hoping that calling attention to how design “works” in the public space will be of special interest to you. In the end, it concerns us all. Design is never socially indifferent.

The exhibition will be complemented by multimedia elements, including a film about the designer and a Polish-English catalog. To download HERE

• Curator
• Anna Śliwa
• Exhibition architect
• Dominika Janicka
• Visual identity
• Anita Wasik
• Coordination
• Wiktoria Litwinowicz, Agnieszka Smutek
• Film
• Michał Warda / WhiteSmoke Studio Sp. z o.o.
• ** Assembly**
• Piotr Szyszkowski, Ireneusz Szwargulski, Rafał Pyster
• Promotion
• Iga Bałchanowska, Marta Czyż, Kalina Soska

Photographs

Marta Ankiersztejn-Wegier, Javier Anton, Anna Bortniczuk, Dave Callahan, Dawid Chalimoniuk, Josema-Cutillas, Marcin Czechowicz, Kevin Demaria, Paweł Fabjanski, Edouard Fraipont, Nicolas Grospierre, Alicja Kielan, Mariusz Michalski, Elly Neeman, Radek Pasterski, Peninsula, Błazej Pindor, Dariusz Radziewicz, Łukasz Rusznica, Matylda Sałajewska, Yael Schmidt, Sławek Skrzeczynski (Highlights Pictures), Filip Springer, Bartosz Stawiarski, Jakub Szczesny, Dafna Talmon, Evgeny Tkachenko, Victoria Tomaschko, Barbara Urban, Martin Waldmeier, Bartek Warzecha, Ernest Winczyk, Radek Wojnar, Karolina Zajaczkowska, Maciej Zaniewski

Copyrights

Agencja Wyborcza.pl, AURA, Bengaluru By Design, BWA Wrocław, Centrum Sztuki Wspołczesnej Zamek Ujazdowski, Centrum Mysli Jana Pawła II, FirstBuild / GE Appliances, Fundacja Polskiej Sztuki Nowoczesnej, Galeria Arsenał w Białymstoku, Galeria Miejska Arsenał w Poznaniu, Lechstarter, Małycha Nieruchomosci Premium, Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej w Warszawie, Paged, RedBull, Saint Louis Science Center, Vilea, Wioska Radoska, Jakub Szczesny, Züsedom Community Center, Zydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma