REGISTRATION IS CLOSED

The artistic duo, Wojciech Skowron and Karolina Witowska, invite audiences to a unique performance of image and sound. Both the music and the visual compositions are created in real time, in what is a form of ongoing meditation. Viewers may relax on multiple levels, allowing themselves to be carried by the wave of soothing music and drawn imagery.

The aim of the project is to calm the nervous system and to direct attention towards the senses of hearing and sight in a manner not typically employed in everyday experience, to move closer towards oneself. It may be seen as a form of meditation with open eyes.

The draughtswoman creates images on a tablet, which are simultaneously projected onto a large screen, enabling the audience to follow the movement of her line. The instrumentalist performs on Tibetan singing bowls, bells, and oriental percussion instruments, the timbre and melodic structures of which remain in dynamic equilibrium with the image. The music draws upon the images, which in turn complement the soundscape.

The underlying idea of the EYE and EAR project was to envelop the audience in sound and image. The session will take between one hour and one and a half hours.

moderator: Karolina Witowska

live drawing: Karolina Witowska

live music: Wojtek Skowron

* This event is intended for (younger) adults

registration:joanna.tekla@arsenal.art.pl

Wojtek Skowron is a percussionist, session musician, composer, and film sound designer. He composes and performs music with the Łódź-based ensemble San Escobar. He engages in therapeutic sound massage and conducts original rhythm workshops. He is a co-creator of numerous interdisciplinary projects employing sound. The films on which he has worked have received several awards at recognised festivals, including the Warsaw Film Festival and the Gdynia Film Festival.

Karolina Witowska is an artist, graphic designer, art therapist, and educator. In her practice, she addresses interpersonal relations and psychology. Her principal medium is drawing and sketch, through which she investigates the significance of gesture and flow in the context of emotion. She conducts sessions of inner portraiture. In her work with participants, she engages with the subconscious. She produces live drawings for events and performances. She conducts numerous original developmental workshops employing art therapy and improvisation. She collaborates with cultural institutions and non-governmental organisations in graphic and workshop-based capacities. She is a lecturer of Graphic Design at Vistula University, Warsaw.