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- 2024-11-25
Cykl animacji 3D "Surrealistyczne echo"
"Surrealistic Echo" by Wojciech Brzozowski presents four surreal, immersive 3D worlds. The work utilizes an original, hybrid method of combining personal photogrammetric scans with surreal 3D worlds. It was created using a series of four 3D scenes (quadriptych) in video format. The work's innovation lies in the creative use of photogrammetry as a tool of memory and autobiography, the construction of narratives without and without dialogue, the creation of new patterns of immersive storytelling, and the expansion of the discipline of digital art to include practices bordering on documentary and surrealism. The work was presented for the first time at the SYNTEZA "Adaptations / Reconfigurations" exhibition organized by: Art for Things. Design in Krakow, the Interdisciplinary Faculty of SWPS University – Krakow, the Faculty of Interior Design and Stage Design and the Faculty of Graphic Arts of the Academy of Art in Szczecin, the International Triennial of Graphic Arts in Krakow, and the Seweryn Udziela Ethnographic Museum in Krakow. The patronage over the event was assumed by: the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, the National Centre for Culture, the Marshal of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship and the Mayor of Szczecin. - 2025-04-13
Instalacja artystyczna "Przednówek"
The artistic installation "Pre-spring" was created through an interdisciplinary collaboration between designer Małgorzata Malinowska (Mega Malinowsky) and Dr. Urszula Zajączkowska, professor at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences. "Pre-spring" presents Polish plants in transitional stages of development, collected and dried throughout the year, revealing the processes of growth, death, and rebirth. The installation consists of 133 carefully selected plants, embedded in transparent resin spheres with diameters of 90 mm (0.43 kg), 110 mm (0.8 kg), and 140 mm (1.6 kg), arranged in 26 hanging sets, forming a 500 cm arc within the illuminated display structure. Each set rotates independently (0.5 revolutions/min) thanks to quiet electric mechanisms with adjustable speed and direction. The installation was presented in the Polish Pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka (April 13–October 13, 2025) under the supervision of the Polish Investment and Trade Agency. Media patronage included Elle, Whitemad, National Geographic, Telewizja Polska, Polskie Radio, The Yomiuri Shimbun, and the Polish Press Agency (PAP). The exhibition in the Polish Pavilion was visited by over 1.3 million people. - 2026-01-12
Wystawa "The importance of visualisation methods and information presentation in the reception of a legal document"
The exhibition, created by Prof. Tomasz Bierkowski, Prof. Mariusz Wszołek, and Mateusz Antczak, members of the Communication Design Center at SWPS University, was held in the Agora exhibition space in the Betancourt Building on the Río Ebro Campus of the University of Zaragoza (January 12–31, 2026). Dr. Anna Biedermann served as curator. The exhibition presented the results of research on the impact of basic visual techniques. In this context, the most frequently used typographical devices (bold, underline, and italics) were analyzed in terms of the effectiveness of processing information contained in legal documents. The research was conducted by the Communication Design Center team as an empirical verification of Richard E. Mayer's (2005) signaling rules. The exhibition encourages reflection on classic findings regarding signaling principles, analyzed in the specific context of a legal document. The project was developed as part of a research grant from the SWPS Research and Development Fund. - 2025-09-10
Wystawa "Dynamic. Flexible. Generative. Visual Identities"
"Dynamic. Flexible. Generative. Visual Identities" was a solo exhibition devoted to the phenomenon of dynamic visual identities, showcasing Mateusz Antczak's research and design work. The event took place in the Ágora exhibition space of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at the University of Zaragoza from September 10–30, 2025. It began with a vernissage with a curatorial tour attended by an international academic audience. The exhibition featured static and animated projects and sketches, artifacts from the design process, standardization documents, and the actual implemented identification materials. The exhibition was accompanied by a 58-page English catalog (ISBN 978-84-10169-81-4), published by the Publications Service of the University of Zaragoza, containing curatorial and authorial texts, project presentations, and photographic documentation of the exhibition. The exhibition was curated by Dr. Anna Biedermann (University of Zaragoza). - 2026-01-23
Lampa solna "Ognisko"
The "Campfire" salt lamp was designed and created specifically for the "Żyjnia" exhibition-situation at BWA Wrocław. The 80 cm diameter and 40 cm high object was crafted from oak and rock salt in collaboration with Kopalnia Soli Kłodawa S.A. The use of salt as a sculptural material is exploratory in nature – combining its physical and symbolic properties with the sensory impact it has on the exhibition space. The work is the focal point of the exhibition space – serving as a symbolic campfire around which viewers orient themselves spatially and socially. It evokes the archetype of a communal place of meeting, reflection, and regeneration, aligning with the concept of the Żyjnia as a "living" art space functioning in harmony with the cycles of nature. The work is part of a year-long project implemented by BWA Wrocław. The exhibition was produced with the support of the Municipality of Wrocław and the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, under the honorary patronage of the Mayor of Wrocław.
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- 2024-05-24
Psychologia społeczna. Wydanie drugie zaktualizowane
Nowa wersja podręcznika Psychologia społeczna ukazuje się w 14 lat po jego pierwszej edycji. Później było wiele wydań, bo podręcznik zyskał powszechne uznanie wykładowców i studentów. To wydanie jednak zasadniczo różni się od poprzednich. Współautorem został Tomasz Grzyb. W tomie przybyło wiele nowych fragmentów, niektóre kwestie zaktualizowano bądź opatrzono dodatkowymi komentarzami, odwołując się do świeżej literatury. Przede wszystkim zmienił się świat dookoła nas, pojawiły się nowe zjawiska, jak na przykład światowa pandemia COVID-19 i wraz z tym potrzeba odniesienia się do jej psychologicznych konsekwencji, a o wielu zjawiskach, którymi zajmuje się psychologia społeczna wiemy dziś więcej niż kilkanaście lat temu. Nie pozostało to bez wpływu na sam podręcznik – jego nowa, zmodyfikowana i przeredagowana treść lepiej oddaje charakter zmieniającej się, choć ciągle tak samo fascynującej dziedziny, jaką jest psychologia społeczna. Profesorowie Bogdan Wojciszke i Tomasz Grzyb, psychologowie o światowej renomie, napisali podręcznik do psychologii społecznej, jakiego jeszcze w Polsce nie było. Książka obejmuje wszystkie klasyczne zagadnienia składające się na tę dyscyplinę oraz zagadnienia relatywnie nowe, takie jak kwestie różnic płci, nowych mediów, społeczeństwa sieci, miłości i władzy. Napisana jasnym i barwnym językiem skupia się na prawidłowościach rządzących ludzką psychiką i postępowaniem. Pokazuje, w jak fascynujący sposób psychologia społeczna odpowiada na pytanie, kim jest człowiek i na czym polega jego społeczna natura. Wcześniejsze wydania tej książki stały się fundamentem dydaktyki akademickiej na kierunku psychologia. - 2025-08-11
What Puppygirls Know? The (in)Human Pedagogy of a Trans Feminine Style
‘Puppygirls’ is a name for a particular kinky trans feminine lesbian style, rooted in the long history of trans erotic productions, and currently thriving on social media platforms, such as Twitter (now X), Bluesky, or Discord. In this article, I provide an analysis of the style that is rooted in personal immersion in ‘puppygirl culture’. Using several examples of puppygirl media productions, I argue for the possibility of reading the puppygirl style as a critical practice: one that hints at ways of being trans that do rely on the ciscentric understanding of ‘the human’ as their point of reference. In doing so, I show how puppygirl style resonates with theoretical interventions in the field of trans studies offered by scholars such as Susan Stryker and Talia Mae Bettcher. - 2024-06
The Big Three Perfectionism Scale: Validation of the Polish Version
The Big Three Perfectionism Scale (BTPS) was created to integrate different aspects of perfectionism, including the newly conceptualized concept of narcissistic perfectionism. The goal of our two studies (N = 1341) was to examine the psychometric properties of the Polish adaptation of the BTPS, supporting the validity and portability of the measure. The studies were conducted among people who had a child, thus contributing to a better understanding of parental perfectionism, one of the key factors influencing parental well-being and a child’s functioning. Our analyses included investigating the structure of the scale, intercorrelations between subscales, reliability, and convergent validity by correlating BTPS scores with other measures of perfectionism and correlates of psychopathology (borderline symptoms) and parental difficulties (parental stress and parental burnout). Results supported the structure of the original BTPS. As predicted, confirmatory factor analysis indicated that items comprising the Polish adaptation of the questionnaire, like the original version, measure three related but specific aspects of perfectionism: rigid perfectionism, self-critical perfectionism, and narcissistic perfectionism. The three dimensions were also found to be specifically related to the difficulties experienced by parents. Further, the Polish version of the BTPS was found to have good internal reliability and validity. Our results from two independent Polish samples suggest that the Polish version of the BTPS is a psychometrically robust measure of perfectionism for assessing the three perfectionism factors. - 2023
Wypalenie rodzicielskie: wprowadzenie do teorii i badań
The aim of the article is to present the concept of parental burnout, which has recently become a topic of interest for researchers. In the article, we review the theoretical concept of parental burnout, present the questionnaires to measure it as well as the research results indicating risk factors and consequences of parental burnout, and the first studies on the effectiveness of psychological interventions to reduce it. This article presents information in a concise, simple and understandable way, providing readers with a quick overview of the theory of parental burnout and the latest research on this phenomenon.