A solo exhibition, this is an imaginative undertaking focused on the creation and presentation of my own art objects. In this case, it will be a testament to an innate aberration brought to life by my little inner guy.

I’m interested in the symbolism and mythologization of the phenomenon of death (this time my own), as the only certain element of our lives.

I always rely on self-referential and confessional motifs, like a fragrant narcissus, though after many failures I’m not too fond of myself.

I use strong images—because the weak ones don’t give me strength.

And all this in Łódź, which runs through my bloodstream.

It’ll be summer, people barely dressed, and I’ll still be drawn to the shade…

† Konrad Kuzyszyn †

/ Producer: Magda Milewska
/ Communication: Kinga Stec, Maja Wójcik
/ Editing: Adam Mąka, Serhji Sokurenko

The tenement of Hilary Majewski, Włókiennicza 11

DID YOU KNOW that Włókiennicza (Textile Street) was once named Kamienna (Stone Street)?

Hilary Majewski’s tenement house at Włókiennicza 11 was built between 1883 and 1886. It was designed by Hilary Majewski, the leading architect of Łódź at the time of the city’s most remarkable development. He designed, among others, the factory empire of Izrael Poznański, today’s Manufaktura, along with the grand palace (the first design of the building), but also the palace of Juliusz Heinzl at Piotrkowska 104, the House of the Credit Society at Pomorska 21, Piotrkowska 77, and many more.

The tenement house at Włókiennicza Street was a residential and office building. In Majewski’s time, the street was called Kamienna (Stone Street). Laid out around 1880 and paved with fieldstones, it was a beautiful street back then, with lavishly decorated houses along its sides. Of course, the city’s greatest architect would not build his home in the middle of nowhere! That part of the city was also very Jewish, with as many as seven synagogues. The street was renamed to Włókiennicza (Textile Street) in 1957. Old, unrenovated houses lost most of their splendour and the whole area turned ugly, or even somewhat slum. However, in 2022, the street’s revitalisation project was completed. Make sure to check it out – each house is different, with its own character.