Silent Writing with Brody Neuenschwander
Events identity and publication design
On January 19, 2019 an extraordinary event took place at the Warsaw Public Library (Biblioteka Publiczna m. st. Warszawy). The central reading room was filled with calligraphers from many countries and cultures around the world, all writing in their native script. The Reading Room was in darkness and complete silence, with only the desks of the calligraphers lit by spotlights. Visitors wandered from desk to desk, weaving their way from the intricate lines of fine copperplate calligraphy to the open brushwork of Chinese calligraphy, from the solid lines and balanced geometry of Cyrillic to the free movement of contemporary expressive writing. This project is the brainchild of calligrapher Brody Neuenschwander, who has been researching the history and diversity of writing for many years.
The performance attracted a great deal of interest and was repeated on October 17, 2019 at The Asia and Pacific Museum as an event accompanying the exhibition "Słowa nieulotne – pisma w kulturach świata".
Book design: Olga Kulish / Scientific editors: Dr hab. Ewa Satalecka, Dr. Brody Neuenschwander (www.brodyneuenschwander.com)/ © 2019 Publishing house of Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology — New Media Art
Buy: sklep.pja.edu.pl
Silent Man gif: Monika Marek-Łucka + multiple calligraphers
Calligraphy on promotional materials: Brody Neuenschwander, Monika Marek-Łucka
Design: Olga Kulish
Calligraphy: Olga Kulish
Calligraphy: Olga Kulish
Events idea and creation: Brody Neuenschwander
Events were organised by Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology
in cooperation with Warsaw Public Library – Central Library of Masovian Voivodeship,
The Asia and Pacific Museum and Warsaw Calligraphy House
in cooperation with Warsaw Public Library – Central Library of Masovian Voivodeship,
The Asia and Pacific Museum and Warsaw Calligraphy House
Events curators: Ewa Satalecka, Monika Marek–Łucka, Olga Kulish
Photography: Jakub Zięba, Rafal Nebelski
Calligraphers, who participated in the events
January, 2019: Brody Neuenschwander, Agata Dohojda, Aleksandra Ćwikowska,
Anna Eichler, Anna Zalewska, Azhar Beisenbekova, Barbara Galińska,
Hebatallah Abouhamd, Helena Czernek, Irina Czarnowska, Janusz Korzeniowski,
Justyna Rozwarska, Karol Pazoła, Katarzyna Pustoła, Katarzyna Zakliczyńska,
Kristina Zekhra Erturk, Magdalena Blaschke, Marta Sidor, Olga Kulish, Viktoriia Vakulenko, Wojciech Pludowski, Yu Zhong (more details soon)
Anna Eichler, Anna Zalewska, Azhar Beisenbekova, Barbara Galińska,
Hebatallah Abouhamd, Helena Czernek, Irina Czarnowska, Janusz Korzeniowski,
Justyna Rozwarska, Karol Pazoła, Katarzyna Pustoła, Katarzyna Zakliczyńska,
Kristina Zekhra Erturk, Magdalena Blaschke, Marta Sidor, Olga Kulish, Viktoriia Vakulenko, Wojciech Pludowski, Yu Zhong (more details soon)
October, 2019: Brody Neuenschwander, Vitalina Koltsova, Viktoriia Kovalenko,
Valdyslav Boyko, Barbara Galińska, Anna Zalewska, Janusz Korzeniowski,
Dorota Letachowicz, Helena Czernek, Marcel Pasieka, Jakub Alkhamisi,
Monika Marek-Łucka, Olga Kulish, Agata Dworaczek, Kristina Erturk,
Arnit Manchanda, Yuliia Negrych, Barbara Wilińska, Patryk Martus,
Aleksander Chaber, Aleksandra Ćwikowska, Katerina Antonaki (more details soon)
Valdyslav Boyko, Barbara Galińska, Anna Zalewska, Janusz Korzeniowski,
Dorota Letachowicz, Helena Czernek, Marcel Pasieka, Jakub Alkhamisi,
Monika Marek-Łucka, Olga Kulish, Agata Dworaczek, Kristina Erturk,
Arnit Manchanda, Yuliia Negrych, Barbara Wilińska, Patryk Martus,
Aleksander Chaber, Aleksandra Ćwikowska, Katerina Antonaki (more details soon)
