“The Shortest Poem by Benediktas Januševičius” – exhibition opening and meeting with the Lithuanian artist Benediktas Januševičius. Hosted by Zuzanna Mrozikowa.

“The Shortest Poem by Benediktas Januševičius” – an exhibition based on the poet’s selection under the same title, presents an anti-lyrical, ironic process of poetic “production” and serves as an example of concrete poetry. The combination of a minimal graphic form with content minimalism tells the story of the artist’s world with a touch of irony.

Benediktas Januševičius (born 1973) – poet, prose writer, translator, photographer, and cultural animator. He has edited cultural periodicals, including “Literatūra ir menas” and “Metai”, as well as festival almanacs. He is an organiser of literary events and numerous exhibitions of visual poetry. He photographs and creates film documentation of meetings with artists and writers. In 2002, together with D. Pocevičius, he founded the portal www.tekstai.lt, and since 2014 he has run the portal www.slinktys.lt. He is a recipient of several literary awards, including the Young Yatvingian Award. His works have been translated into English, Latvian, Polish, Russian, Belarusian, Slovenian, and Spanish. Polish translations have been published in the journal “Tekstualia”. He lives in the countryside in the Anykščiai district.

Zuzanna Mrozikowa – Polish and Lithuanian studies graduate, translator, and home educator. She works at a library for children and young people. Her translations and articles have been published, among others, in “Borussia”, “Dekada Literacka”, “Kartki”, “Korespondencja z Ojcem”, “Literatura na Świecie”, “Tekstualia”, “Tygodnik Powszechny”, “Zeszyty Literackie”, and “Znad Wilii”.

Details

When: July 2 lipca, Thursday, 14.00-15:30
Where: Workshops of Culture, Grodzka 7 – ground floor and patio
Admission free