Debates on the Bridge

 Debates on the Bridge

THE BRIDGE – THE ART OF LIFE

Dialogues on the bridge in Krasnogruda

The meetings hosted by Krzysztof Czyżewski

1. Timothy Snyder – 8.2013

2. Egidijus Aleksandravicius – 8.2013

3. Paweł Huelle – 8.2013

4. Gabi i Uwe von Seltmann – 9.2013

5. Ian Watson – 10.2013

6. Ruth Padel – 6.2014

7. Eva Hofmann – 6.2014

8. Szymon Redlich – 6.2014

9. Irena Grudzińska-Gross – 7.2014

10. Jarosław Mikołajewski – 7.2014

11. Maciej Zaremba – 7.2014

12. Jurij Andruchowycz 8.2014

13. Ireneusz Kania – 8.2014

14. Elżbieta Matynia – 14.6.2015

15. Meron Benvenisti – 8.7.2015

Bridges are exceptionally patient and genial. We have grown accustomed to believe

that the only real an worth paying attention to things are those we can see before us. The things we cannot see, do not exist. Or, to put it metaphorically: our plans are those things before us. Thus, seeing does not exclusively mean looking at someone/something but also: having a vision of a tomorrow. All that is before me, seems real, the things behind - seem completed, closed, past, nothing worth mentioning. Whereas, bridges continue to exist even when forgotten. Unless we burn them down on purpose - they still exist. A bridge to an old friend continues to exist even though we have not thought about this friend for twenty years. All you need to see the bridge is to look back.

Timothy Snyder, August 2013

in conversation with Krzysztof Czyżewski on the bridge in Krasnogruda