How to wait? workshop w/ Weronika Trojańska

We invite you to a workshop with our resident artist Wronika Trojańska, who in her current project explores the theme of waiting.

In a world that celebrates speed and demands instant results, waiting often feels uncomfortable or it is seen as wasted time. It is rarely a desired action, and yet it has accompanied humanity from the very beginning – present in our most ordinary and most profound life experiences. 

But what if we looked at waiting not as emptiness, but as presence? As a source of meaning, creativity, and even peace? Waiting can be an invitation to slow down, to inhabit the moment fully, and to discover what emerges in the spaces between action and outcome.

During the workshop we will reflect on waiting as a living practice  – a bodily experience that teaches patience, attention, and openness. Together, we will ask: How is waiting different from boredom, or from mindfulness? What happens when it is shared – when it becomes a collective experience? Can waiting be an intentional activity?

Through reflection, creative exercises, and conversations, we will explore different sides of what it means to wait, and how slowing down and embracing stillness can open us to new ways of being – individually and together. We will engage with the act of waiting not as interruption, but an invitation – a doorway into presence, connection, and possibility. 

10.10.2025 / 17:00–19:00
Šopa Gallery

The workshop will be held in English.
Participation is free of charge. To help us know how many participants to expect, please register at the following link: https://forms.gle/wq6aFbNxmxiSXXoT6

Weronika Trojańska (PL) is an interdisciplinary artist working with sound, embodiment, and the politics of appropriation. Working between performance and sound installation, she explores the psychoacoustics of the human body—the musicality of speech, silence, and laughter—and how these shape social identity. She often invites others into her process, creating shared spaces that question the roles of artist, audience, and artwork.  

The residency program is supported using public funding by the Slovak Arts Council. The Slovak Arts Council is the main partner of this project. The project was also supported by the City of Košice and the Košice Self-Governing Region. The residency of Weronika Trojańska is organized thanks to the partnership with the residency centre AIR Wro.