Gerard Lebik plays Wacław Szpakowski (1883–1973) – “Rhythmic Lines Vol 2.” | opening exhibition
Forerunning visual works representing the currents of geometric art, minimalism and op-art in a sonified formula.
The project aims to transpose Wacław Szpakowski's visual art into sound by sonifying the space, creating an ambisonic auditory experience. Inspired by the geometric art of the artist and architect, Gerard Lebik seeks to transform its essence into a multi-layered acoustic structure that transcends the boundaries of visual perception and delves into the realm of psychoacoustic auditory experience.
The original drawing by Wacław Szpakowski (from the "S Series", created in 1939-1943) was made in ink on tracing paper, and in 1952, as one of many "Line Ideas", it became the model for the Plafond in the cinema hall of the then Dom Kultury Pafawag (House of Culture Pafawag). Many years have passed, the DK Pafawag has changed its name, and the weekend of the Sanatorium of Sound festival, it is celebrating its reopening and renaming as the Centrum Kultury Nowy Pafawag (New Pafawag Cultural Center)! Szpakowski will also be named patron of the auditorium in the Center, and his Plafon awaits restoration.
Gerard Lebik's installation/composition presented in Sokołowsko was created as an interpretation of the drawing of the uncovered Plafon and is another installment of the project to make Szpakowski's graphics sound, curated by Łukasz Kujawski.
