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Material\/technique:<\/strong> rusted post-industrial elements, machine parts, assemblage<\/p>\n

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Object: <\/strong>The sculptures are placed on the slipway of the former Hull Department, in the area of the former Imperial Shipyard. Two series of sculptures \u2013 Packers<\/em> (Pakerzy) (2017\u20132018) and Castaways<\/em> (Rozbitkowie) (2019) fit perfectly into Art Area WL4 Milky Peter (Przestrze\u0144 Sztuki WL4 Mleczny Piotr). They form a composition of several deconstructed figures, which emerge one by one from the water onto land like shipwrecked people discovering the shipyard\u2019s shore. The sculptures were made of post-industrial elements, car parts, machines. This allowed for a futuristic effect reminiscent of the world Ridley Scott created in the film Blade Runner<\/em> (1982), whose plot takes place in 2019, which coincidentally is when the castaways of Czes\u0142aw Podle\u015bny appeared in the area of the former Gda\u0144sk Shipyard. As the artist himself explains, he does not secure his sculptures against corrosion, because he wants to obtain a natural material degradation effect. He wishes viewers to see in his works something more than simply a lump of scrap metal. The group of sculptures is gradually growing, in 2020 the figure of a castaway with dogs appeared. People are the leitmotif of Czes\u0142aw Podle\u015bny\u2019s work, both their ups and their downs, of which these sculptures are an expression. They were made for the celebration of the 30th<\/sup> anniversary of the first free elections in Poland. There were seven figures initially, but seeing to the very positive reception, the artist decided to make more. The sculptures were made with a specific intent and drew inspiration from specific events, but the artist leaves everyone free to find their own meaning. Czes\u0142aw Podle\u015bny has been creating objects from waste and scrap materials for many years. As he often himself underlines, one of the interpretations can stem from the material he uses, i.e. the excessive production of seasonal, short-lived items and growing consumerism.<\/p>\n

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Location: <\/strong>The sculptures are placed on one of the shipyard\u2019s slipways, near the building belonging to the WL4 Art Space, in which the artist has his studio. The building used to house the Mleczny Piotr (Milchpeter) inn, and then a caf\u00e9 located in the garden on the Mot\u0142awa river\u2019s left bank. According to an opinion from 1843, the building takes its name from its owner, the dairy owner Peter. Over time, information would appear that his name was Melchior Peter, which was shortened to Milchpeter. Next to the building, there was a boat quay for passenger ships going to Wis\u0142ouj\u015bcie, and later also for the ferry crossing the Vistula to Przer\u00f3bka. In 1856, the area belonging to Milky Peter was reduced by the areas bought by the Royal Shipyard. The end of activities came when a new gas plant was constructed in 1903-1904. From 1921 to 1926 the area served as the location for winter anchoring of Polish warships, including the torpedo boats Kujawiak<\/em>, Krakowiak<\/em>, Mazur<\/em>, as well as the Pomorzanin<\/em> hydrographic survey ship.<\/p>\n

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Information about the author: <\/strong>Czes\u0142aw Podle\u015bny (born 1959) is a sculptor and ceramist. He studied at the Faculty of Sculpture at the State School of Fine Arts in Gda\u0144sk (now the Academy of Fine Arts in Gda\u0144sk) and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. In 2018 he obtained the title of doctor of arts at the latter. Together with Jerzy Fober and Andrzej Szarek, he is one of the co-founders of the \u201c…kim jeste\u015b\u201d (…who are you) artistic group. He uses a variety of materials in his art, which can be found in museums and private collections. He was a resident at American universities, for example the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. He is the originator and coordinator of the WL4 Art Space in Gda\u0144sk, which has been operating since 2015, and in Milky Peter since 2018.<\/p>\n

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Condition of the object: <\/strong>good<\/p>\n

Owner\/guardian: <\/strong>WL4 Art Space Milky Peter (WL4 Przestrze\u0144 Sztuki Mleczny Piotr)<\/p>\n

Author of the entry:<\/strong> Dorota Kucharczyk<\/p>\n

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