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JAROSŁAW KOZŁOWSKIMODALITIES14.01 - 26.01.1977
“Modalities” is the title chosen by Jarosław Kozłowski from Poland for his exhibition at Galerie S:t Petri, Lund, from 14 to 26 January 1977.
The title refers to the logic of possibilities and necessities — the so-called modal logic or many-valued logic — which emerged at the beginning of the century.
This modern logic, unlike classical logic, does not deal with concepts of true and false but rather emphasizes the many possible values.
Expressions such as almost, more or less, perhaps, possibly, neither…nor are all connected with this attitude toward reality.
Jarosław Kozłowski is not a logician, but he uses logic in his creative process.
Like art itself, logic is a construction of thought, performed by human beings in their attempt to grasp existence.
To be an artist, Kozłowski emphasizes, is a particular way of existing, and artistic creation is one of several possible ways of relating to reality.
According to Kozłowski, human beings possess numerous potential possibilities, some of which they realize during their lifetime while abandoning others.
Awareness of these different possibilities depends on self-confidence and self-understanding.
Through this awareness, one can come to perceive them through different modes of action.
Creation is thus a way of acting.
Kozłowski conceives art as an unlimited number of rational constructions — as a universe within thought, as a neutral reality independent of context, non-deterministic yet governed by certain rules.
Both systems — art and logic — are merely two among countless possible thought-constructions that humanity has devised to grasp reality.
We can never compare them directly to reality itself, since they are constructions.
At the exhibition in Lund, Jarosław Kozłowski presents a model for ethics and a model for aesthetics.
Those interested in discussing his work are welcome to Galerie S:t Petri on Saturday, 15 January, at 6 p.m.
The exhibition is open weekdays from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays from 12 noon to 5 p.m.
