Michal Podgórczyk

Michal Podgórczyk  taking part in Artists-in-residence (public art) exchange programme of the project “Pažink svetimšalį / Close stranger”.

Artist will spend residency at Klaipeda Cultute Communication Centre (Lithuania). After A-I-R M. Podgórczyk will prepare and realise public art project in 2014

Michal Podgórczyk (b.1982) is architect, designer and photographer. He is interested in architectural interventions in public space, public space design and installations. Michal graduated from Architecture and Urban Planing at Technical University Gdańsk, studied Photography on Academy of Fine Art in Gdansk, PhD for 2 years on Architecture and Urban Planning at Technical University Gdańsk. He is member of architect/designers duo Poberezny/Podgorczyk and  Pomeranian Designer Association.

http://podgorczyk.pl/
http://pocoto.eu/

Project “Close stranger” 

«Close Stranger: promoting mutual understanding between population of Gdansk, Kaliningrad and Klaipeda through facilitation of exchange in the field of contemporary arts and culture» is a major project aimed at promoting collaborative work of Lithuanian, Polish and Russian institutions involved in contemporary arts and culture, and facilitating a greater understanding between the population of Gdansk, Kaliningrad and Klaipeda through cultural participation.

The project is run by the Baltic Branch of the National Centre for Contemporary Arts (Kaliningrad, Russia), the Centre for Contemporary Arts «Laznia» (Gdansk, Poland) and Klaipeda Culture Communication Centre (Klaipeda, Lithuania). It is designed for a two-year period, from January 2013 to December 2014.

The project is to launch a wide range of activities targeted at both the local communities and a large trans-border network of professionals such as contemporary artists, photographers, musicians, curators, art and cultural managers etc. A total of 11 exchange exhibitions to display the most interesting contemporary art practices are planned to be held in Gdansk, Kaliningrad and Klaipeda throughout the duration of the project.

Alongside this widely used approach to cultural exchange, the project will employ a number of other mechanisms for enhancing large-scale production- and process-based cooperation in the region.