Oskar Chmioła / Works and actions
What is good?
Czym jest dobro?
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Cycle: Reality · Performance 2 of 9
A performative tour of Stargard’s Brick Gothic heritage: 16 short actions formed one event in the cycle, from the John Paul II monument to the water tower.
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- Stargard
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- Oskar Chmioła — performance
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WHAT IS GOODNESS?
Performance Tourism against the Backdrop of Brick Gothic in Stargard
I invited people on an artistic tour of Brick Gothic in Stargard through the prism of the predicate “Goodness”. At each stop I spoke about a selected aspect of “Goodness”, associating it with that particular place. I told this without saying a word about them, simply creating various situations and making gestures to convey the significance of these places as cultural assets. I tried to capture their essence in this way, to emphasize their actual importance. Does the goodness contained in bricks have real significance for us? Is goodness, like classical values, not a relic of the past, like a historical curiosity? Entering the city’s local fabric during a major event and towards the end of the summer holidays, I asked these questions and invited people to an artistic discussion by the Water Tower immediately after the tour ended.
Each of the 16 performances lasted from 0.30 to 10 minutes.
26.08.2017, from 13.00 to 16.00.
John Paul II Monument -> Water Tower
On the day of the event, the website http://turystykaperformerska.pl/gotyk-ceglany-w-stargardzie/ (the website no longer operates) published collected information about the individual monuments against whose backdrop the performances took place. The website also described the order and course of the tour, making it possible to join along the way or leave it.
The initiative was carried out in partnership with the Stargard Cultural Centre during COOLtural Holidays in Stargard, so visitors could also immediately see the fair and several other regional attractions.
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