Book Project
Writers' Gardens
Ogrody Pisarzy
An essay-and-photography portrait of Polish writers and their gardens
Writers' Gardens is an essay-and-photography narrative about contemporary Polish writers, seen through the prism of their private gardens and landscapes. Each chapter combines a narrative essay, photographs by Jan Brykczyński, and references to the author's work through the lens of nature, place, and season.
Structure
Narrative Essay
Conversation, observation and reflection on the garden as a space of life and creative work.
Photography
Jan Brykczyński documents the garden, home, botanical details and the person's relationship with place.
Literary Context
References to the author's work — motifs of nature, place and time.
Chapters
Katarzyna Grochola
Small place of great matters
Małgorzata Musierowicz
Home and the order of the world
Adam Wajrak
Without borders
Andrzej Stasiuk & Monika Sznajderman
Borderland landscape
Olga Tokarczuk
Microcosm and metaphor of everything
Wiesław Myśliwski
Earth, memory, rhythm
Project Specifications
Authors
Agata Stafiej-Bartosik
Sociologist · Social Entrepreneur · Garden Historian
Passionate about gardening and garden history. Completed a garden design course under Dr Daria Szarejko-Worobiej (SGGW) and the English Gardening School at Chelsea Botanical Garden. Author of numerous articles on social innovation and social entrepreneurship. Currently planning a garden at House 88 under the direction of Daniel Libeskind.
Jan Brykczyński
Photographer · Pedagogue · Sputnik Photos
Associate Professor of Photography at the Gdańsk Academy of Fine Arts, lecturer at the Photography Department of the Łódź Film School. Co-founder of the Sputnik Photos collective. Author of books and exhibitions, recipient of grants from the Visegrad Fund and the European Cultural Foundation. Explores themes of peripherality, grassroots human activity and contact with nature.