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Krzysztof Siwczyk

クシシュトフ・シウィチク

Krzysztof Siwczyk

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1977 (Poland)
Nationality
Polish
Languages
Polish

Career

Occupations
poet, actor
Active Years
1995-

Awards

Czas Kultury laureate
1995
Work: Dzikie dzieci (Wild Children)
Organization: Czas Kultury
Result: laureate
Jacek Bierezin Polish National Poetry Competition (laureate)
1995
Work: Dzikie dzieci (Wild Children)
Organization: Polish National Poetry Competition
Result: laureate
Culture Foundation laureate
1999
Organization: Culture Foundation
Result: laureate
Audience Award (Best Acting) - National Film Festival Prowincjonalia
2000
Work: Wojaczek (film)
Category: 演技
Organization: Prowincjonalia (National Film Festival)
Result: laureate
European Film Award for Best Actor (nominated)
2000
Work: Wojaczek (film)
Category: 演技
Organization: European Film Academy
Result: nominated
Poznań Publication of New Releases (laureate)
2003
Organization: Poznań publication body
Result: laureate
Wrocław Silesius Poetry Award (nominated)
2011
Work: Koncentrat
Category:
Organization: Silesius (Wrocław Poetry Award)
Result: nominated
Kościelscy Foundation Award (laureate)
2014
Organization: Kościelscy Foundation
Result: laureate
Wrocław Silesius Poetry Award (nominated)
2015
Work: Where To Be Bad
Category:
Organization: Silesius (Wrocław Poetry Award)
Result: nominated
Gdynia Literary Award (essay category)
2017
Work: Koło miejsca
Category: 随筆
Organization: Gdynia Literary Award
Result: laureate
Wrocław Silesius Poetry Award (nominated)
2019
Work: Mediany
Category:
Organization: Silesius (Wrocław Poetry Award)
Result: nominated
Wisława Szymborska Award (nominated)
2022
Work: Krematoria
Category:
Organization: Wisława Szymborska Award
Result: nominated
Wrocław Silesius Poetry Award (nominated)
2022
Work: Krematoria
Category:
Organization: Silesius (Wrocław Poetry Award)
Result: nominated

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Dzikie dzieci (Wild Children)

1995 poetry

Early poetry collection dealing with youth, urban life, violence and solitude.

urban lifeyouthsolitude

Koncentrat

2011 poetry

A mid-career collection composed of condensed language and short fragments.

linguistic condensationfragments

Where To Be Bad

2015 poetry

A collection questioning morality and place, exploring the relationship between landscape and action.

placeethicslandscape

Koło miejsca

2017 essay

An essay collection reflecting on place, memory and observations of everyday life.

memoryplaceobservation

Mediany

2019 poetry

A later poetry collection featuring motifs of measurement and boundaries.

boundariesmeasurementspace

Krematoria

2021 poetry

A collection addressing death, memory and communal loss; a notable recent work.

deathmemoryloss

Bibliography

  • Dzikie dzieci (Wild Children)
  • Koncentrat
  • Where To Be Bad
  • Koło miejsca
  • Mediany
  • Krematoria

Adaptations

  • Wojaczek (film) - acting role

Style & Themes

Literary Style
experimental poetic languagecondensed fragmentsmix of visual and colloquial expression
Recurring Motifs
urban spacememorythe bodyboundaries

Legacy

One of contemporary Poland's notable poets, also known for his acting. He has received and been nominated for multiple national awards and is recognized for experimental approaches and explorations of place in his poetry.

In Popular Culture

  • Known to film audiences through his role in the film Wojaczek

Trivia

  • He is both a poet and an actor.
  • Debuted in 1995 with 'Dzikie dzieci' and has been recipient/nominee of several literary awards.
  • Acted in the 1999 film Wojaczek and was nominated for a European Film Award in 2000.