Open Form Theory in Practice II | Workshops

During the second meeting dedicated to the theory of Open Form, you will have the opportunity to learn about the innovative teaching methods developed by Oskar Hansen and to test them yourself. Do you like to travel into the unknown? Aren't you afraid of random events? Do you want to escape the omnipresent control for a moment? If so, this workshop is for you.

Oskar Hansen, a Polish architect, painter and theorist, presented his Open Form theory in 1959 at the CIAM (International Congress of Modern Architecture) in Otterlo. It assumed that architecture, but also other fields of art, should not be finite, despotic works (Closed Form — FZ), but an unobtrusive background that gives the recipient the possibility of free action (Open Form — FO). The former work of FZ, undemocratic, imposed, dominant, created according to the hierarchical logic of patriarchy, is to be replaced by a work of FO created in accordance with the ideas of matriarchy, trusting the recipient and leaving him space for action, open to cooperation and unpredictable variability of reality.

Conducting:

Open Working Group — established in February 2025 in preparation for the exhibition “Do not look away. Reflections on Katarzyna Kozyra's” Olympia” show. The group is made up of people from different generations and backgrounds. Initially, an incidental artistic activity was planned, which quickly turned into regular weekly meetings of consultative and creative nature. The group was supposed to end its activity after the opening of the exhibition, but at the request of its creators it continued its activity throughout its duration, and after closing it became involved in another project — almost a year process of working with the work of Zofia Kulik, and the result is the current exhibition. The membership of the Group is open, anyone can join or leave it at any time.

Persons involved in the process of creation of the exhibition “Zofia Kulik. Instead of sculpture. Footnotes”:

Aleksandra Adamowicz, Agnieszka Berezowska, Kasia Borysewicz, Annemarie Frascoli, Marta Gelu, Monika Kozień, Karolina Majchrowicz, Barbara Maroń, Tuyet Pham, Izabela Ras, Elżbieta Sobiecka, Anna Szczepańska-Krason, Paulina Świca

Important information:

• Workshops for adults

• Place: MUFo Rakowicka, 22A Rakowicka Street

• Price: 15 PLN

• Duration: 2 hours

• Number of participants: 15

• Reservations through the online reservation system: bilety.mufo.krakow.pl, by e-mail at the address tickets [at] mufo.krakow.pl and by phone number 12 3957042 ext. 1226. Telephone reservation is possible from Tuesday to Sunday during the opening hours of the Museum.

• Those who would like to learn more about the activities of the Open Working Group and actively participate in it, are invited to join the facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1701792850190996

The event takes place as part of the program accompanying the exhibition “Zofia Kulik. Instead of sculpture. Footnotes”.

Pass:

Do you plan to attend several events or visit the exhibition more often? We encourage you to purchase a pass:

• The pass entitles you to unlimited access to the exhibition “Zofia Kulik. Instead of sculpture. Footnotes” throughout its duration, from October 3 to December 20, 2026.

• Pass holders can attend events accompanying the exhibition, such as lectures, meetings and workshops at no additional charge.

• The pass can be purchased at the MuFo Rakowicka box office and through the online ticket sales system.