Jacek Doroszenko and Marcin Sipiora (Poland)

Huta Artzine (2007)

Programme: Willa Lentza, Branch 13 muz, Wojska Polskiego 84 Saturday (21.03) Start 18:00

Jacek Doroszenko – born in 1979 in Bielsko Podlaskie. He studied Interior Design at the Polytechnic of Białystok (diploma 2002) and Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow (diploma 2007). Besides painting, he deals in the art of new media and music. He has been in charge of JDhomestudio for three years now – an experimental records micro-studio. He works as a freelance designer , a musician and a sound producer .
Marcin Sipiora – born in Kłodzk, Lower-Silesian province. He graduated from PLSP in Katowice and the Faculty of Sculpture at the  Academy of Fine  Arts in Krakow (a diploma 2007). He realises his sculptural ideas in various materials. Besides sculpture he is also active in: street actions – broadly understood, including graffiti and streetart; sound – multimedia. He is a co-creator of BWS collective.
History
The city Royal Steelworks – Königshütte – was established in 1822 as an independent mining and metallurgical colony around a mine and the Königshütte steelworks, nowadays called Huta Kościuszko – which was launched in 1802. The present state of the old factory complex of Huta is very bad. Most buildings are in danger of collapsing and the whole area is falling into ruin.  The power of the relation between form and function, however , prevents treating them
like regular objects to be demolished. This post-industrial establishment was used as a base for developing the idea of presenting artistic creation in a space of very strong aesthetic influence.
Huta Artzine
Huta  Artzine is a unique platform created in Flash technology .  The architectural objects of Huta Koœciuszko and their interiors were mirrored in a specially prepared virtual space. Therefore, a prototype of authorial interface was created, which gives the possibility of various interactions.  The space designed was adopted for the needs of presenting the artistic achievements of the artists who were invited to take part in the project. The first edition of the magazine contains the works of 13 graphicians, painters, sculptors, new media artists and musicians. The works are presented in a close relation to the place that was assigned for them, depending on the character and size of each work, for the needs of their presentation separate spaces were allocated (usually interiors), which were adopted in a way that does not disturb the industrial character of the steelworks.
Form
The presentation is published in 500 copies and located on a mechanical distributor , specially prepared for this purpose – a sculpture designed by Marcin Sipiora (BWS).  The object works in urban areas, providing access to the free edition of Huta Artzine. Thus the idea of a new transmission of artistic substance and presentation of creative behaviours was created. The phenomenon para-exhibition like.