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Stan Dobra – Being Well<\/h5>

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Being Well is a photographic project realized by visual artist Tom Swoboda. The overarching goal of this multi-photo project is to outline the perspective to make visible those who are the greatest potential of this peculiar city – the people of Bielsko-Bia\u0142a. Each of the portraits – and there are more than a hundred of them – is a testimony to the unique stories, emotions of people who have chosen to live and realize their potential in this special place.
In this context, Being Well becomes more than just a photographic exhibition; it is an invitation to a deeper reflection on the condition of modern man and his relationship with the space in which he lives. Swoboda\u2019s portraits, though at first glance sparing in form, even ascetic, carry a wealth of meanings.
In black-and-white frames, the artist captured not only the physical faces of the people of Bielsko-Bia\u0142a, but also their inner image – dreams, fears, hopes and joys, memories and plans. These are silhouettes of people who, without abandoning their individuality, form a coherent whole, intertwined by the thread of concern for the place where they live. The symbiotic relationship between man and city is the central theme of this project. The city is not only the space in which we live, but also – or perhaps above all – a living organism, shaped by its inhabitants and at the same time influencing their fate.
Tom Swoboda, through his photographs, asks whether we can talk about \u201cwellbeing\u201d as something that is the result of harmony between the individual and the community, between private and public space. Is it possible to achieve such a state in which everyone feels part of a larger whole, while not losing their sense of uniqueness and autonomy? The photographs implanted in the fabric of Bielsko-Bia\u0142a become an integral part of the urban landscape for a while. They are not an aesthetic addition to the architecture, but a manifesto
of human presence in a space that shapes and is shaped by man. By placing the portraits in different locations, Swoboda emphasizes that each of these faces has meaning, each is an essential and irreplaceable part of the organism that is the city. Each is important. In today\u2019s world, where anonymity and isolation are beginning to dominate not only urban life, the author suggests that we stop and think about whether we need to redefine the question of the meaning of community. What values and emotions shape our daily experiences? What paths have been walked by those whose faces we see in the photographs. How did their fates, decisions, and actions affect the character of the city as we know it today? Do we recognize ourselves in these individuals? This project, carried out as part of the Days of Bielsko-Bia\u0142a 2024, becomes a perfect pretext for considering the condition of modern man and his endless potential. A potential that also brings with it responsibility and that can make the city a space of true wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exhibition curator – Agnieszka Kowejsza, September <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201c(\u2026)Stan Dobra staje si\u0119 czym\u015b wi\u0119cej ni\u017c tylko wystaw\u0105 fotograficzn\u0105; jest to zaproszenie do g\u0142\u0119bszej refleksji nad kondycj\u0105 wsp\u00f3\u0142czesnego cz\u0142owieka i jego relacji z przestrzeni\u0105, w kt\u00f3rej \u017cyje. Portrety Swobody, cho\u0107 na pierwszy rzut oka oszcz\u0119dne w formie, wr\u0119cz ascetyczne nios\u0105 ze sob\u0105 bogactwo znacze\u0144.
W czarno-bia\u0142ych kadrach artysta uchwyci\u0142 nie tylko fizyczne oblicza ludzi Bielska-Bia\u0142ej, ale tak\u017ce ich wewn\u0119trzny obraz \u2013 marzenia, l\u0119ki, nadzieje i rado\u015bci, wspomnienia i plany. To sylwetki os\u00f3b, kt\u00f3re nie porzucaj\u0105c swojej indywidualno\u015bci tworz\u0105 sp\u00f3jn\u0105 ca\u0142o\u015b\u0107, splecion\u0105 nici\u0105 troski o miejsce, w kt\u00f3rym \u017cyj\u0105.
Symbiotyczna zale\u017cno\u015b\u0107 mi\u0119dzy cz\u0142owiekiem a miastem to centralny motyw tego projektu. Miasto to nie tylko przestrze\u0144, w kt\u00f3rej \u017cyjemy, ale tak\u017ce – a mo\u017ce przede wszystkim – \u017cywy organizm, kszta\u0142towany przez swoich mieszka\u0144c\u00f3w i jednocze\u015bnie wp\u0142ywaj\u0105cy na ich losy. Tom Swoboda poprzez swoje fotografie pyta, czy mo\u017cemy m\u00f3wi\u0107 o \u201edobrostanie\u201d jako o czym\u015b, co jest wynikiem harmonii mi\u0119dzy jednostk\u0105 a wsp\u00f3lnot\u0105, mi\u0119dzy przestrzeni\u0105 prywatn\u0105 a publiczn\u0105.
Czy mo\u017cliwe jest osi\u0105gni\u0119cie takiego stanu, w kt\u00f3rym ka\u017cdy czuje si\u0119 cz\u0119\u015bci\u0105 wi\u0119kszej ca\u0142o\u015bci, a jednocze\u015bnie nie traci poczucia swojej wyj\u0105tkowo\u015bci i autonomii?
Fotografie (111 portret\u00f3w) wszczepione w tkank\u0119 Bielska-Bia\u0142ej staj\u0105 si\u0119 na chwil\u0119 integralnym elementem miejskiego krajobrazu. Nie s\u0105 estetycznym dodatkiem do architektury, ale manifestem ludzkiej obecno\u015bci w przestrzeni, kt\u00f3ra kszta\u0142tuje i jest kszta\u0142towana przez cz\u0142owieka. Poprzez umieszczenie portret\u00f3w w r\u00f3\u017cnych lokalizacjach Swoboda podkre\u015bla, \u017ce ka\u017cda z tych twarzy ma znaczenie, ka\u017cda jest istotn\u0105 i niezast\u0119powaln\u0105 cz\u0119\u015bci\u0105 organizmu, jakim jest miasto.
Ka\u017cda jest wa\u017cna.
W dzisiejszym \u015bwiecie, gdzie anonimowo\u015b\u0107 i izolacja zaczynaj\u0105 dominowa\u0107 nie tylko w \u017cyciu miejskim, autor proponuje by zatrzyma\u0107 si\u0119 i zastanowi\u0107 nad tym, czy nie musimy przedefiniowa\u0107 kwestii znaczenia wsp\u00f3lnoty.
Jakie warto\u015bci i emocje kszta\u0142tuj\u0105 nasze codzienne do\u015bwiadczenia? Jakie \u015bcie\u017cki przeszli ci, kt\u00f3rych twarze widzimy na fotografiach. Jak ich losy, decyzje, dzia\u0142ania wp\u0142yn\u0119\u0142y na to jaki charakter ma miasto w obecnym kszta\u0142cie? Czy rozpoznajemy w tych osobach siebie?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Kuratorka wystawy – Agnieszka Kowejsza, wrzesie\u0144 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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