Bolesława Prusa Street in Bolesławiec is steadily changing its appearance. Following last year’s success of the “Bolesławiec Gate of Friendship,” work on another ceramic mosaic will begin in August. It will decorate the façade of one of the tenement buildings.
The project was created by Andrzej Pachom of Kaola Studio, a respected ceramic artist who has been associated with Bolesławiec for years. He was also the creator of the “Bolesławiec Gate of Friendship,” which, since its creation, has become one of the most distinctive and frequently photographed places on Prusa Street.
As the artist announces, work on the new ceramic façade will begin on 10 August. Over the following days, residents and tourists visiting the city will be able to watch with their own eyes as another unique project, reflecting Bolesławiec’s ceramic identity, takes shape step by step.
The new mosaic is to be ready for Święto Ceramiki, which will take place from 19–23 August. This means that people visiting the city during one of the region’s largest events will be able to see another work enriching the public space of Poland’s ceramic capital.
A project changing the street
This year’s project continues the initiative launched last year. At that time, the “Bolesławiec Gate of Friendship” was created on Prusa Street (see the header photo) – a ceramic composition made from tiles prepared by Andrzej Pachom’s friends. The initiative was warmly received by residents and quickly became one of the city’s recognizable landmarks.
Even then, the artist emphasized that his ambition was to gradually transform Prusa Street into a unique artistic space. The project aims to decorate successive façades with ceramic works that will highlight the centuries-old traditions of Bolesławiec ceramics and give the street a distinctive character.
Ceramics take to the streets
Andrzej Pachom has been creating works connected with art ceramics for years. Among other projects, he is the author of ceramic paintings decorating the Orka swimming pool in Bolesławiec, the conference room of the Bolesławiec Cultural Centre – International Ceramics Centre, and a composition installed on the front façade of the “Bolesławiec” Ceramic Plants building.
The next mosaic on Prusa Street is to be another step in implementing a broader vision, through which one of Bolesławiec’s oldest streets is gradually being transformed into an open-air ceramics gallery. If the project develops according to plan, further façades may receive artistic decorations in the future, making the street even more attractive to both residents and tourists visiting the City of Ceramics.