XIV. Temperance // Jakub Woynarowski
balance, compromise, wisdom in moderation, self-control, calmness, balanced relationships
Temperance symbolically brings an alchemical balance between different elements. It is associated with the meditative calm of the pause between inhalation and exhalation, dusk or dawn - being on the edge of day and night. It brings calmness in stressful situations and helps to focus on the present moment, and teaches mindfulness. It encourages the search for harmony, balance, compromise, and adaptation to circumstances. Sun and moon appearing on the card evoke masculine and feminine energy. The card helps to ensure balanced relationships between people, as well as to integrate inner personalities.
Jakub Woynarowski (born 1982) - artist, curator and culture animator. He is a creator of comic books, films, installations, cartoonist, and graphic artist. In 2007 he graduated from the Faculty of Graphics at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow in the Animated Film Studio of Professor Jerzy Kuc. In 2017, he received his doctoral degree at his alma mater, where he currently leads the Narrative Drawing Studio. In 2007 he was awarded the Grand Prix of the 18th International Comics Festival in Łódź, and in 2015 he was awarded the Passports of Polityka award in the visual arts category. He created the artistic concept for the exhibition in the Polish Pavilion at the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale. He is the author of the books "Manggha: (2010), "The Story of Gardens" (2010), "Dead Season" (2014), and "November" (2020) and visual editor of the volumes "Wunderkamera”. The Cinema of Terry Gilliam" (2011) and "Corpus Delicti" (2013). Woynarowski explores the archaeology of modernity, rewriting academic art history and translating theoretical reflection into the language of visual essays. He is a lover of conspiracy theories, which form the basis for creating his narrative about a secret iconoclastic lodge responsible for revolutions (artistic, religious, and political) occurring in the history of modern Western culture. Since 2012, he has been developing the "Novus Ordo Seclorum" project, which is based on the juxtaposition of ancient and modern artistic currents with alchemical and Masonic motifs. From this perspective, the history of art acquires the features of "controlled paranoia" - a conspiracy theory in which some trends are arbitrarily exposed and others completely marginalized. In collaboration with Aneta Rostkowska, he has organized gonzo curatorial projects, among others, at De Appel Arts Centre in Amsterdam, the National Gallery in Prague, and the Akademie der Künste der Welt in Cologne. He has taken part in dozens of exhibitions in Poland and abroad, including the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Fondazione Pastificio Cerere and Fondazione Memmo in Rome, Kunsthal Extra City in Antwerp, MeetFactory in Prague, Kunsthalle in Bratislava, CAC in Vilnius, Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw and MOCAK. He lives and works in Cracow.
Temperance symbolically brings an alchemical balance between different elements. It is associated with the meditative calm of the pause between inhalation and exhalation, dusk or dawn - being on the edge of day and night. It brings calmness in stressful situations and helps to focus on the present moment, and teaches mindfulness. It encourages the search for harmony, balance, compromise, and adaptation to circumstances. Sun and moon appearing on the card evoke masculine and feminine energy. The card helps to ensure balanced relationships between people, as well as to integrate inner personalities.
Jakub Woynarowski (born 1982) - artist, curator and culture animator. He is a creator of comic books, films, installations, cartoonist, and graphic artist. In 2007 he graduated from the Faculty of Graphics at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow in the Animated Film Studio of Professor Jerzy Kuc. In 2017, he received his doctoral degree at his alma mater, where he currently leads the Narrative Drawing Studio. In 2007 he was awarded the Grand Prix of the 18th International Comics Festival in Łódź, and in 2015 he was awarded the Passports of Polityka award in the visual arts category. He created the artistic concept for the exhibition in the Polish Pavilion at the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale. He is the author of the books "Manggha: (2010), "The Story of Gardens" (2010), "Dead Season" (2014), and "November" (2020) and visual editor of the volumes "Wunderkamera”. The Cinema of Terry Gilliam" (2011) and "Corpus Delicti" (2013). Woynarowski explores the archaeology of modernity, rewriting academic art history and translating theoretical reflection into the language of visual essays. He is a lover of conspiracy theories, which form the basis for creating his narrative about a secret iconoclastic lodge responsible for revolutions (artistic, religious, and political) occurring in the history of modern Western culture. Since 2012, he has been developing the "Novus Ordo Seclorum" project, which is based on the juxtaposition of ancient and modern artistic currents with alchemical and Masonic motifs. From this perspective, the history of art acquires the features of "controlled paranoia" - a conspiracy theory in which some trends are arbitrarily exposed and others completely marginalized. In collaboration with Aneta Rostkowska, he has organized gonzo curatorial projects, among others, at De Appel Arts Centre in Amsterdam, the National Gallery in Prague, and the Akademie der Künste der Welt in Cologne. He has taken part in dozens of exhibitions in Poland and abroad, including the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Fondazione Pastificio Cerere and Fondazione Memmo in Rome, Kunsthal Extra City in Antwerp, MeetFactory in Prague, Kunsthalle in Bratislava, CAC in Vilnius, Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw and MOCAK. He lives and works in Cracow.