Permanent exhibition containing more than 85 works of art, “ Wooden Objects 2000-2003” in the main workshop of the “Ausbesserungswerk” in Hamburg, Schlachthofstraße 3
(the exhibition can only be visited after prior application tel.: 0172 405 32 38)
Dr. Christina Weiss, State Minister for Cultural and Media Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany: Quotations from the opening speech at the opening of Jan de Weryha-Wysoczanski's exhibition in the main workshop of the Deutsche Bahn AG Ausbesserungswerk, Hamburg/Germany, 2000
(...) Jan de Weryha-Wysoczanski's biography reflects somewhat of the diverse relationship between Germany and Poland. Born in Gdansk he was 31 years old when he migrated to Hamburg during the Solidarnosc movement and became a member of the BBK. Such relocation in those times also meant a change ... [ read more ]

“My artistic considerations have concentrated upon exploring wood as a material and upon understanding its structure and its core. The question, to which extent is it legitimate to influence the material by means of intervention without interfering with its identity, has accompanied my work and will continue to accompany my work.”

Jan de Weryha-Wysoczanski
Wooden Objects
www.de-weryha-art.de
submission date: August 09, 2003