Air transport vessel. To Mr Q & Mr Q 2020

Curator: Lech Jankowski created this work, "Air transport vessel. To Mr Q & Mr Q", in 2020 using a fascinating combination of drawing, watercolor, and textile elements. Editor: My initial feeling is… ethereal. Like looking at a ghostly vessel suspended between earth and sky. There's a certain fragility to the blended watercolors, especially. Curator: It's fascinating how Jankowski merges seemingly disparate materials. The incorporation of textiles, though subtle, suggests a grounding, a material connection to the process of construction. It challenges our preconceptions of what constitutes a "drawing." It seems almost an investigation into methods of production itself. Editor: Indeed. I'm drawn to the dark shape hovering above, a powerful motif. The artist uses the vessel as a symbolic carrier, almost a protective talisman between the world of the dead and of the living, and possibly alluding to collective hope. I can almost hear ancient boat rites or stories echoing in this imagery. Curator: Looking at the textual component too, is it some reference for making? Some code? Its presence raises interesting questions of use: perhaps Jankowski is attempting to show or explore the symbolic *value* of a label in art as much as its functional application. Editor: And how potent a vessel’s story could be depending on its user. Air vessel's purpose could also extend into psychological or metaphysical realms – of journeys undertaken, or journeys of the self, it brings ancient symbolism to an advanced age. Curator: It’s precisely the materiality of the work that anchors this symbolic exploration for me. Consider the watercolor, which might seem weightless. But here, it's made heavy, suggestive of mineral extraction, dyes, of natural labor that allows "flight." It shows this idea in practice and theory at the same time. Editor: Perhaps, as Jankowski interweaves the image with layers of symbolism from ancient history into modernity, he transforms material limitations into assets; using his vessels as conduits to traverse the seen and the unseen. Curator: Overall, it seems the true “air transport vessel” here isn't just the implied flying object itself, but the art piece, the composite of processes and substance, that creates transit between imagination, memory, and material fact. Editor: A memorable interpretation – for me, this work invites each of us to discover the silent, visual metaphors in life and art around us, and hopefully embrace those of long ago.