Join us on Shavuot for an eventful evening in the Fifth Space
Jakub Szczęsny and Hadas Tuval redefine the rooftop as a public space, where city dwellers get a chance to form a community and weave new connections under a temporary canopy. Together, they created a shaded shelter on the Liebling Haus rooftop. This lightly covered space - a hybrid of a sail and a tent - invites visitors to explore the thin line separating belonging and connection from seclusion and disconnection. Modernist architecture introduced urban rooftops as the Fifth Façade, referring to their potential to serve as shared public spaces, where the building's residents can bond and create a community. However, in recent years, these spaces have become a symbol of the antithesis: the contemporary trend of spatial appropriation and deliberate isolation. The metal cables Szczęsny extended across the rooftop are the Warp to Tuval's Weft, weaved from repurposed sacks that have been recycled, dismantled, and placed in a new array.
The two artists attempt to reconnect the neighbors - the newcomer Liebling Haus and its surrounding buildings - through new connections and relationships. The Fifth Space will host monthly events focusing on connection, belonging, and an affinity to a place and its culture. Jakub Szczęsny is a Warsaw-based architect and artist working on multidisciplinary collaborative projects combining art, design, and construction worldwide. Szczęsny is among the founders of Centrala, active in preserving Warsaw's modernist architecture heritage. His work, Keret House, is part of the MoMA's collection. Hadas Tuval is a multidisciplinary artist and designer operating within the boundaries of traditional and contemporary crafts, yarn, weaving, knots, patterns, body-based art, movement, and performance. She is a textile, space, and costumes designer, studying and teaching ancient crafts.
A collaboration with the Adam Mickiewicz Institute
Curated by: Shira Levy-Benyamini
A collaboration with the Adam Mickiewicz Institute
Curator: Shira Levy Benyamini
Join us on Shavuot for an eventful evening in the Fifth Space
Join a mat weaving workshop on the weekend before the exhibition's opening, turning the Liebling Haus' rooftop into a meeting place, where joint action and hosting takes place
Join a mat weaving workshop on the weekend before the exhibition's opening, turning the Liebling Haus' rooftop into a meeting place, where joint action and hosting takes place