{"id":14181,"date":"2026-09-02T16:01:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T14:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/?p=14181"},"modified":"2026-09-02T16:01:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T14:01:57","slug":"the-lake-boy-an-immersive-art-design-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/2026\/09\/02\/the-lake-boy-an-immersive-art-design-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"THE LAKE BOY: An Immersive Art &amp; Design Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>12\u201313 September 2026 | &nbsp;Southwark TradeStars, Copperfield St, London SE1 0EA <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/09\/image-1-1024x578.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14216\" style=\"width:663px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/09\/image-1-1024x578.png 1024w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/09\/image-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/09\/image-1-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/09\/image-1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Exhibition Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>THE LAKE BOY<\/strong> is an immersive exhibition that offers a fresh perspective on the relationship between art and design. By blending light, imagery, ceramics, steel, and film, the project demonstrates how artistic elements can serve simultaneous aesthetic, spatial, and functional purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The exhibition creates a &#8222;design for a good place&#8221; &#8211; a fluid architectural environment where the human body can rest, transform, and find its own form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Core Artistic Pillars<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The Cinematic Frame &amp; Painting:<\/strong> Artist Jakub \u0141\u0105czny uses water structures and light particles to depict the self-organization of matter, positioning his work at the intersection of film and canvas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The Living Tool (Art Film):<\/strong> The exhibition features auteur films resembling monodramas. Featuring an athlete in the acting role, the film explores body awareness, physical exertion, and sensory practices, treating the body as a living, self-regulating organism.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Regenerative Poetry:<\/strong> Inspired by Stanis\u0142aw Grochowiak\u2019s poetry cycle <em>&#8222;Boyhood Games&#8221;<\/em> (specifically the poem <em>&#8222;The Lake Boy&#8221;<\/em>), the concept reflects on bodily memory, coming of age, masculinity, and identity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Designing a Good Place:<\/strong> Large-format paintings serve as architectural modules alongside multidimensional light installations, pictorial scenography, and the <em>&#8222;Black Desire&#8221;<\/em> ceramic series\u2014whose fluid forms evoke traces of sweat and liquid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>About the Artist<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Jakub \u0141\u0105czny (Ph.D.)<\/strong> is a painter, researcher, and educator whose work focuses on the relationship between painting and light, specifically how color structures create uniform, luminous, large-format spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Current Roles:<\/strong> Head of the Painting Form Studio at the Institute of Painting and Drawing (W\u0142. Strzemi\u0144ski Academy of Fine Arts in \u0141\u00f3d\u017a); Lecturer at the \u0141\u00f3d\u017a University of Technology.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Education:<\/strong> WSHE in \u0141\u00f3d\u017a (Audiovisual Communication under Prof. J\u00f3zef Robakowski); UAP in Pozna\u0144 (Painting under Prof. P. C. Kowalski); Dartington College of Art (UK); Ph.D. from the Academy of Fine Arts in \u0141\u00f3d\u017a (2020).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Exhibitions:<\/strong> Extensive portfolio of solo and group exhibitions across Poland and internationally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/09\/image-2-1024x682.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14217\" style=\"width:575px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/09\/image-2-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/09\/image-2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/09\/image-2-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/09\/image-2.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Exhibition Team<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Artist:<\/strong> Jakub \u0141\u0105czny<br><strong>Curators:<\/strong> Magdalena Komborska-\u0141\u0105czna, Zbigniew Olszyna, Kuba Szkudlarek<br><strong>Text Author:<\/strong> Magdalena Komborska-\u0141\u0105czna<br><strong>Set Design Consultant:<\/strong> Monika Staniec<br><strong>Visual Identity:<\/strong> Mariusz Andryszczyk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Film Production<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Director, Writer, Photographer:<\/strong> Jakub \u0141\u0105czny<br><strong>Cinematography &amp; Post-Production:<\/strong> Jakub \u0141\u0105czny<br><strong>Lighting:<\/strong> Tytus Diakun, Dawid Znyk<br><strong>Editor:<\/strong> Kajetan Kachel<br><strong>Actor:<\/strong> Sebastian Chrz\u0105szcz<br><strong>Coach:<\/strong> Jakub Cholewi\u0144ski<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Organisation &amp; Funding<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Producer &amp; Organizer:<\/strong> Publish Art<br><strong>Institutional Partners:<\/strong> MBWA Gallery in Leszno, Galeria Wiele Sztuki, POSK, Ceramika Parady\u017c Sp. z o.o.<br><strong>Financial Support:<\/strong> Co-funded by the Wielkopolska Region Government. Under the patronage of the Mayor of Leszno.<br><strong>Media Patrons:<\/strong> Designdoc.pl, NN6T, Habemus Design, SZUM Magazine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>For more information visit : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designdoc.pl\/jakub-laczny-the-lake-boy-london-design-festival\/\">https:\/\/www.designdoc.pl\/jakub-laczny-the-lake-boy-london-design-festival\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>12\u201313 September 2026 | &nbsp;Southwark TradeStars, Copperfield St, London SE1 0EA Exhibition Overview THE LAKE BOY is an immersive exhibition that offers a fresh perspective on the relationship between art and design. By blending light, imagery, ceramics, steel, and film, the project demonstrates how artistic elements can serve simultaneous aesthetic, spatial, and functional purposes. 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