As part of the "Sztuka dotyku" project, which has been ongoing for over six years, a number of workshops have been held so far, including: a workshop at the School for the Visually Impaired in Lodz and seven exhibitions – three in art galleries, two at the University of Lodz and one during the National Science and Art Conference Ko-Respondecja Na Styku Sztuk at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Białystok.
Fig. 1. Works by Tamara Sass from the "Social tissue" series
The last exhibition "Taxo. Sztuka dotyku" was created in the difficult circumstances of the pandemic, on the premises of the Imaginarium Gallery in Łódzki Dom Kultury. The unconventionally arranged exhibition was thought-provoking in the face of the pandemic's reinforced progressive depreciation of touch and the specificity of human interaction created by the internet and multimedia. In addition to Joanna Apanowicz and Tamara Sass, two artists from Norway took part in the exhibition: Randi Strand and Ellen Henriette Suhrke
Fig. 2. Works by Joana Apanowicz from the "Iungo" series
At the university's Wozownia 11 Gallery a selection of works created during the six-year project will be shown. The exhibition will run until 6 June.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Tamara Sass
Tamara Sass is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. She defended her doctoral dissertation at the Department of Graphics and Painting of the Strzeminski Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz. She has been teaching at the Faculty of Educational Sciences of the University of Lodz since 2010. The artist lives and creates in Lodz. She deals primarily with graphic techniques and design, complemented by sculptures and animations. She publishes in the field of art education. Tamara Sass runs her own artistic graphics and jewellery studio in Lodz. She has taken part in dozens of exhibitions in Poland and abroad, including: at the National Museum in Gdańsk and in local and international graphic competitions, i.e. the International Triennial of Small Graphic Forms in Lodz, Eurografik in St. Petersburg and the International Biennial of Graphics at the Saint-Maur Museum in France.
Joanna Apanowicz
Joanna Apanowicz graduated from the Strzeminski Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz, Institute of Graphic Design. She defended her doctoral dissertation at her alma mater. She began her professional career as a graphic designer in the mid-1990s, but for several years her interests have been focused much more on teaching and artistic work. She has cooperated with the Department of Graphics and Painting of the Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz, Academy of Fil, Art and Design in Lodz and the Warsaw School of Photography and Graphic Design.
She has presented her works at several dozen exhibitions and competitions in Poland and abroad, including: at the International Book Art Festival in Płock, Project Mail Art Books in the Netherlands, Sheffield International Artist's Book Prize in Great Britain, Polish Graphics Triennial in Katowice, Design and Art at the National Museum in Gdańsk, Signs, Codes, Messages at the Art Propaganda Centre in Lodz or the International Goldsmithing Competition in Legnica.