Pracownia Wschodnia is an independent artist collective. We run an artist-run space unique on Warsaw's art map, built on the grassroots initiative of artists working across the visual arts.
Our foundation is two strands of activity. The first is cultural animation: organising events for a wide audience, running a gallery and art courses, publishing. The second is building a workshop base that lets local artists develop their own creative practice.
Pracownia Wschodnia is a non-profit organisation. It would not exist without the commitment and ground-up work of the people who make up the collective. Each of us has our own practice, some of us teach at various universities or work for a range of institutions, but we believe that by joining forces we can achieve more together, both for local culture and in the field of art.
Natan Kryszk
Biography
Natan Kryszk – saxophonist and visual artist. Composer of music for theatre and dance productions. A co-creator of the Pracownia Wschodnia gallery. He collaborates with the Biuro Wystaw gallery and the Polish Modern Art Foundation. He is interested in creating works at the meeting point of different sensibilities and artistic media.
Co-founder of the trio Pokusa (Olter/Bryndal/Kryszk). Founder of the band „Robert Diabeł”, which plays music inspired by Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera. He has played with such wonderful people as Macio Moretti, Mikołaj Trzaska, Michał Aftyka, Kuba Więcek, Jerzy Mączyński, Maja Laura Jaryczewska, Beluga Ryba, TONFA, Baasch, Szelest Spadających Papierków, Rosa Vertov, Jesień, Małgorzata Wrzosek and many others.
As a sculptor he collaborates with Grupa Nowolipie, Paweł Althamer, Julia Woronowicz, Piotr Kopik, Józek Gałązka and Ada Rączka.
He has composed music for theatre and dance productions by Weronika Pelczyńska, Monika Szpunar, Magda Fejdasz, Justyna Sobczyk, Justyna Wielgus, Teatr 21, Kuba Kowalski, Daria Kopiec and Marta Ziółek.