Sociologist, PhD, researcher of cities and visual culture. He collaborates with local governments and NGOs. In recent years, his research has focused on creative professions and strategies of resourcefulness in response to crises (pandemic, energy, migration). Assistant professor at the Faculty of Sociology, Adam Mickiewicz University, and lecturer at the School of Form, SWPS University.
Museums archive not only fossils but also the future - as imagined by our predecessors. They house collections of unrealised visions and images meant either to instil fear or propel us toward a specific utopia. Visualising alternatives remains essential, helping us fine-tune our resilience to what may come. However, contrary to popular belief, imaginary is not an innate ability that needs nurturing but rather a derivative of individual resources. It is also problematic to think of resilience solely as a competency guaranteed by big tech or crisis committees. In these circumstances, museums could disseminate knowledge about everyday resourcefulness and the socio-economic systems that either support it or merely exoticise it as a peculiar substitute.
Emigration Museum in Gdynia
ul. Polska 1
81-339 Gdynia
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