{"id":29967,"date":"2025-10-11T18:48:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T16:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.amber.com.pl\/?p=29967"},"modified":"2025-12-07T18:50:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T17:50:10","slug":"gazing-at-time-a-story-of-amber-and-poland-in-the-heart-of-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amber.com.pl\/en\/aktualnosci\/wpatrzeni-w-czas-opowiesc-o-bursztynie-i-polsce-w-sercu-chin\/","title":{"rendered":"Gazing into Time - A Story of Amber and Poland in the Heart of China"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The aim of the exhibition is to promote Poland as a country with a rich cultural heritage, modern design, and age-old artistic traditions. \"Poland \u2013 the world's amber centre \u2013 is showing in China how nature, history and art can come together in one stone,\" says Sebastian Tajl, who has been promoting Poland, amber and artistic jewellery in China for almost 20 years.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201eGazing into Time\u201d is the world's largest chronological exhibition of amber jewellery and art. It showcases over 1,000 exhibits created by over 90 artists from Poland and other countries. Among them are natural pieces of amber, unique inclusions millions of years old, as well as contemporary jewellery, sculptures, and applied art.<\/p>\n

The exhibition showcases amber in a broad context \u2013 from its natural origins to its significance in history and culture. A special place is given to amber in Polish artistic tradition, which dates back to the Middle Ages, and today serves as an example of the mastery and creativity of Polish designers.<\/p>\n

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The exhibition also featured amber works from the Qing Dynasty from the collection of the Henan Museum, bearing witness to the craftsmanship of ancient Chinese masters. These unique artefacts, created from the same \u201enorthern gold\u201d that has been Poland's pride for centuries, showcase the historical connections between East and West and create a symbolic dialogue between Chinese tradition and Polish amber heritage \u2013 explains Sebastian Tajl.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The exhibits are displayed against the backdrop of Gda\u0144sk townhouses<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A fresh look at culture and craftsmanship<\/h2>\n

This year's exhibition is larger than previous ones \u2013 it includes more exhibits, a broader thematic scope, and emphasises intangible cultural heritage, drawing attention to professions that are gradually disappearing. An example is a replica of the medieval book \u201eThe Book of Nature\u201d, made by master bookbinder Jerzy Budnik using 12th-14th-century techniques. It is adorned with a cactus made by artist Iwona Tamborska with a flower carved from natural amber by Przemys\u0142aw Ku\u015b \u2013 a contemporary interpretation of nature captured in northern gold. Bobowa bobbin lace, inscribed on the list of Polish intangible heritage, has also found its place \u2013 in an entirely new guise. Ewa Szpila, a master in this craft, has created jewellery using traditional techniques and adorned it with Baltic amber. <\/p>\n

Amber connects worlds<\/h2>\n

A new element of the exhibition is an international art project where amber becomes a common thread for cultures from different continents. Within its framework, works inspired by the Mexican D\u00eda de los Muertos \u2013 the god and goddess of death, created by the artist Ney from Mexico and Maja Wo\u017aniak from Poland \u2013 have been produced. The exhibition also features a Venetian mask from the workshop of Sergio and Massimo Boldrin, decorated with amber by Jola S\u0142oma and Mirek Trymbulak \u2013 a symbol of cooperation between Polish and Italian artistic heritage. The project will continue to grow, with creators from China, Africa, and other countries joining to produce further works with amber as a connector of cultures.<\/p>\n

\u201eGazing at Time\u201d is a story about Poland<\/h2>\n

\u201eGazing into Time\u201d is more than just an exhibition about amber. It's a story about Poland \u2013 a country with a rich culture, a long artistic tradition, and modern design, capable of drawing from the past while looking to the future. The exhibition's narrative has been crafted to be clear and inspiring for a Chinese audience \u2013 showcasing Poland as a place where history, craftsmanship, and art create a cohesive, vibrant whole. It's an invitation to discover Poland \u2013 a country where amber has long been a symbol of beauty and creative inspiration, as well as a connection between people and cultures.<\/p>\n

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Amber jewellery by Danka Czapnik<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Exhibiting artists:<\/p>\n

Jacek Baron, Anna Betley, Paulina Binek, Wies\u0142awa Bogda\u0144ska, Marcin Bogus\u0142aw, Eliza and Krzysztof Bondaruk, Prof. Dr. hab. Andrzej Boss, Sergio Boldrin, Danuta Burczik-Kruczkowska, Dorota Cenecka, S\u0142awomir Chmielewski, Bartosz Ciba, Katarzyna Czajkowska, Danuta Czapnik, Arturas Davainis, Tadeusz Dobkowski, Ludwik Dumin, Gra\u017cyna Fila, Maria Fija\u0142kowska, Prof. Dr. hab. S\u0142awomir Fija\u0142kowski, Wanda and Bogdan Frydrychowicz, Jolanta Gazda, Aleksander Gliwi\u0144ski, Mariusz Gliwi\u0144ski, Leszek G\u00f3rski, Dorota Gulbierz, Izabela Gutowska, Andrzej Jacyszyn, Janina Jaksina, Czes\u0142awa Kaczy\u0144ska, Pawe\u0142 Kaczy\u0144ski, Wojciech Kalandyk, Tomasz Kargul, Bogus\u0142aw Ko\u0142pak, Katarzyna Konieczka, Dorota Kos, Roman Kowalkowski, Aleksandra and Marcin Kukawski, Andrzej Kupniewski, Przemys\u0142aw Ku\u015b, Wies\u0142aw Ku\u015b, Ma\u0142gorzata Mieleszko, Agnieszka Nowicka, Krzysztof Nowi\u0144ski (with M. Nowaczyk and E. Held), Jacek Ostrowski, El\u017cbieta and Marek Paw\u0142owski, Ma\u0142gorzata Podg\u00f3rska, Jan Pomianowski, Eryk Popkiewicz, Harald Popkiewicz, Olaf Popkiewicz, Adam Pstr\u0105gowski, Dariusz Ptak, Edward Puchalski, Bo\u017cena Przytocka, Izabela Robaczewska, Gabriela Reca, Salvador Rodriguez, Wojciech Ryga\u0142o, Micha\u0142 Starost, Tomasz Stangrecki, Justyna Stasiewicz, S\u0142awa Tch\u00f3rzewska, Mirek Trymbulak & Jola S\u0142oma, Marcin Tymi\u0144ski, S\u0142awomir Wasilewski, Irena Wastag, Ryszard W\u0119sierski, Marta W\u0142odarska, Maja Wo\u017aniak, Piotr Zara\u0144ski.<\/p>\n

\u201eGazing into Time\u201d Exhibition\u201d
Henan Provincial Museum
26.07 \u2013 26.10.2025<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The National Museum of Henan Province - one of the most important cultural institutions in China - has opened the exhibition \u201eGazing into Time\u201d. It is a unique presentation of Polish culture, arts and crafts, with Baltic amber playing a central role. This is the fifth instalment of the prestigious series of exhibitions \u201eBeauty frozen in time\u201d, prepared by Sebastian Tajl and Jack Young.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":29969,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"Wpatrzeni w Czas \u2013 opowie\u015b\u0107 o bursztynie i Polsce w sercu Chin - Amber Portal","description":"At the Henan Provincial Museum \u2013 one of China's most important cultural institutions \u2013 the exhibition \u201eGazing at Time\u201d has opened. This is a unique presentation of Polish"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[122],"tags":[],"sekcja":[242,243],"class_list":["post-29967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wystawy","sekcja-amber-news","sekcja-design-rzemioslo"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amber.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amber.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amber.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amber.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amber.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29967"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/amber.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29967\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amber.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amber.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amber.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amber.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29967"},{"taxonomy":"sekcja","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amber.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sekcja?post=29967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}