We would like to invite you to the next meeting with the author as part of Olivia Cooltura, which will take place on February 20 (Monday), at 6.00 p.m., in Olivia Sky Club (Olivia Tower building, 12th floor). This time our guest will be Maciej Kosycarz – photojournalist, publisher of a series of albums from the series Fig. Reaper: How to take extraordinary ordinary photos.
In the program m.in. a conversation with a guest and a presentation of unknown photos from Oliwa, describing the history of people living here and places that are dynamically changing before our eyes, as well as a colourful history of Gdańsk and Pomerania from the archive of Zbigniew and Maciej Kosycar. The meeting will be moderated by Monika Bogdanowicz (Olivia Business Centre).
Olivia Cooltura is an interdisciplinary project of Olivia Business Centre, dedicated to the promotion and popularization of culture in its entirety. We want to gather people interested in artistic and cultural events around Olivia Business Centre. Residents of OBC, residents of Oliwa and, more broadly, the entire metropolis. To integrate our community, build and develop relationships. Every year, more than 300 events are held at OBC, some of which are open to all residents of the Tri-City.
Zbigniew Kosycarz (1925–1995) was one of the most popular figures of the Gdańsk Coast. He came to Gdańsk in 1945, initially settled in Sopot, worked in Gdynia newspaper editorial offices and from the very first days created a photographic chronicle of the region. He was referred to as the “flying reporter”. No event could take place without his participation. He also documented everyday life, never parting with his camera. Although throughout his professional life he was associated with the Gdańsk daily “Głos Wybrzeże”, he also published in many other publishing houses. Press photography became not only a job for him, but also a lifelong hobby. Of the many awards and distinctions he received, he valued the title of “Gdańsk Citizen of the Year 1972” received by the readers of “Wieczor Wybrzeże” (Evening of the Coast). Since 1997, the Pomeranian Press Photography Competition Gdańsk Press Photo has been organized in his name.
Maciej Kosycarz (born in 1964), a graduate of the University of Gdańsk. Author of several thousand photographs published in the press. He has been professionally involved in photography since 1990. Initially, he appeared mainly in Kashubian magazines such as “Nasz Tygodnik” and “Tygodnik Wieczor”, and then in “Głos Wybrzeże”. In May 1996 he founded the Kosycarz Foto Press KFP photo agency, continuing his father’s work. KFP’s clients include over 100 Polish and foreign titles and press agencies. He has presented his photographs at several exhibitions and has also published twenty photo albums. In 2001 he prepared the exhibition “Ordinary City – Gdańsk through the lens of father and son”, which could be seen in Budapest, Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Belgrade, Gdańsk, Kalmar (Sweden), Holbaek (Denmark) and Kaliningrad (Russia). Since 1997 he has been a co-organizer of the Pomeranian Press Photography Competition Gdańsk Press Photo. Zbigniew Kosycarz. His agency’s archive has more than 640,000 images available on the www.kfp.pl’s website, which are updated daily. It is currently the largest local photo service in Poland. Like his father, he considers the title of “Gdańsk Citizen of the Year 2009” awarded to him by the residents to be the greatest distinction he has received in his life. Winner of the Pomeranian Artistic Award for 2010 awarded by the Marshal of the Pomeranian Voivodeship and the award of the Pomeranian Voivode Sint Sua Praemia Laudi in the category of culture for 2014. In 2009, the Gdańsk City Council awarded the city’s chroniclers, Zbigniew and Maciej Kosycarz, with the Mściwoj II Medal for their lifetime achievements.
Admission to the meeting is free, please register by email: events@oliviacentre.com
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