all projects ►Narrogin: Jakub Szczesny & Kaja Pawelek
13/10/11 0 comment/s post a comment
Narrogin Banksia Tower
Mackie Park, Federal Street, NarroginArchitect/artist Jakub Szczesny and curator Kaja Pawelek have temporarily relocated from Warsaw to Narrogin to launch their designs for a 18 metre movement reactive viewing tower intended to be sited at Narrogin Railway Station. A model of the tower, animations and a prototype that demonstrates the tower's responsive polyester filament skin will be unveiled at ...Read more ►
02/10/11 0 comment/s post a comment
Second stage, week 1
Initial meeting in Perth with Narrogin based cabinet-maker and wood technologist Stan Samulkiewicz, regarding the materials and technique to be used in circular plywood panels serving as "brush" bases for fillament elements in the prototype of Banksia Tower, a concept developed after the first visit to Narrogin. The chosen technology was CNC cutting and drilling of 18mm thick water resistant ...Read more ►
17/05/11 0 comment/s post a comment
Art connects community to a culture Poles apart
Article from Narrogin Observer. Text by Paddy Sweeney.POLISH architect Kuba Szczesny, curator Kaja Pawelek and documentary filmmaker Matylda Salajewska have been immersing themselves in the Narrogin lifestyle since arriving in town as part of the Spaced: Art out of Place collaborative contemporary arts program.Created by IASKA (formerly International Art Space Keller- berrin Australia), and ...Read more ►
18/04/11 1 comment/s post a comment
Community presentation
On Tuesday 5th April, Jakub Szczesny and Kaja Pawelek presented the preliminary ideas that are already emerging from their first three weeks in Narrogin to a packed and very enthusiastic audience at a local community gathering. The artists have been overwhelmed by the hospitality and generosity of their local hosts - meeting new people every day, driving huge farm machines, flying over the ...Read more ►
05/04/11 0 comment/s post a comment
Week One!
Rueben's JournalFriday night It was great! Kuba, Kaja and Matylda wanted to experience some nightlife in Australia and to get to know a few of the locals. We headed to the Duke and then off to the Corny (aka Cornwell Hotel) where the majority of the younger Narrogin crowd spend their weekends and week's pay. Later, the usual accumulation of people occurred out on the street. Kuba was fascinated ...Read more ►
05/04/11 0 comment/s post a comment
Kuba (Jakub), Film Maker, Matylda Salajowski, and Kaja Pawelek, curator from the Warsaw Institure for Contemporary Art are rubbing shoulders with Narrogin and shading their eyes to encompass how wide is the sky and farmland after driving down through the 'hairy bush'. Karen Keeley, our local project assistant has been ensuring the artists have a full range of experiences - from shearing to pub ...
Read more ►
0 comment/s post a comment
Jakub Szczesny and Kaja Pawelek will be in Narrogin from;1st visit: March 15 - April 152nd visit: October
Read more ►