education archive | 10.11.12

Mateusz Butowski — paper cranes will adorn the branches of trees

education ready steady art! | 2012—2020

READY, STEADY, ART! — actions in Katowice urban space started in August As we follow the same route every day, we slowly blend in with the landscape and stop responding to external stimuli. To prevent this, the BWA Contemporary... 

The concept of the action dates back to an old Japanese legend, according to which a thousand origami cranes made by one person guarantees a fulfillment of this person's one wish. However, this ‘1000 Dreams’ action does not require any single person to make a thousand paper birds by themselves; the key thing is that the inhabitants of Katowice work together to achieve a common goal – happiness and prosperity. Paper cranes will adorn the branches of trees at the Obrońców Katowic Square.The action also relates to the concept of Katowice as ‘City of Dreams’.

Led by Mateusz Butowski
“I have joined the READY, STEADY, ART! project as a member of the photo documentary team. Participation in this project encouraged me further to take part in the competition and submit my own idea. The ‘1000 Dreams’ is my first (and hopefully, not the last) realised action.”

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