Ground of Things (Grunt Rzeczy)
2019 – 2022
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White cover, the title Grunt Rzeczy on a black charcoal stroke: poetry by Aleksander Najda, prints by Vasyl Savchenko — Ground of Things
The book Grunt Rzeczy beside a stack of copies on black charcoal-smeared cloth: poems by Aleksander Najda, prints by Vasyl Savchenko
Spread: the poem H2O by Aleksander Najda, and a print of charcoal crumbs and dust scattered into the shape of a head — Grunt Rzeczy, 2022
Spread: two black charcoal blocks leaning together like standing stones, and the poem Część mowy by Aleksander Najda — Grunt Rzeczy, 2022
Spread: the poem Słowo Hasenpfeffer by Aleksander Najda, and a charcoal print of round forms crossed by horizontal strokes — Grunt Rzeczy
Close-up of the white book lying on black charcoal-smeared cloth, its spine edge dusted with grey charcoal — Grunt Rzeczy, 2022
Close-up of a stack of white books: a cover with a charcoal cross-line and Gdańsk | Chicago | Fort Lauderdale | Wałbrzych 2019–2022
Monochrome stop-motion: the Grunt Rzeczy book opens and turns its pages on a black charcoal drawing — poems by Aleksander Najda, 2022
A grid of about a hundred small charcoal drawings from the book: heads, stones, crosses, rings, grass and loose strokes — Grunt Rzeczy, 2022

The publication was created as part of the "Ground of Things" project, it is the result of a collaboration between a poet and graphic artist. At its core are poems by Alexander Najda and graphics by Vasyl Savchenko. The collaboration between the two artists began about two years ago. The poet shared his poems with the multimedia visual artist, who, influenced by them, built a parallel chain of works made in charcoal, some of which were transferred to silkscreen.
The collected material was implemented not only like a publication but also like a large exhibition in WGS BWA, Contemporary Art Gallery, where on an epic scale and form this fruitful collaboration resounded with amplified force.
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Details

Type

Poetry collection/Exhibition catalogue

Author

Aleksander Najda, Vasyl Savchenko

Editor(s)

Anna Fronckiewicz-Spodnik

Designer(s)

Vasyl Savchnko

Publisher

Walbrzych Art Gallery Art Exhibition Bureau

Language

Polish

Dimensions

(H) 225 x (W) 160 mm, 160 pages

Book sponsor

Elizabeth Najda

Edition

300

Year

2019 – 2022

ISBN

978-83-87820-88-6

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