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Project Smile

Project 'Smile'When, in 1980, I received my first autograph, that of Kalina Jedrusik, I never thought I would have over 1000 of these footprints of human existence – small pieces of art, as I call autographs, because people often draw something near their signature.

Whilst collecting autographs I was also thinking about sharing my joy coming from community and comparing it with the transient keepsake that comes from contact with personalities. The first time I managed to show them was at the Millennial Anniversary of Gdansk, when they were shown at the exhibition entitled “1000 autographs for the Millennial Anniversary”. I observed the people visiting the exhibition and saw their joy and surprise. Generations – grandparents, parents, children and grandchildren all together explaining to each other who was who. Young people did not know older actresses and the older generations had no idea about rock musicians.

After the Gdansk exhibition I began to dream about sharing my passion, about sharing my joy with others. Then I got the idea of collecting autographs joined with the picture of a smile. The first idea was to show "Smile' in children's hospitals, but it soon appeared that smiles drawn by Jordanian Queen, Krzysztof Penderecki or Liza Minelli pleased adults too. What is more important, adding a smile also pleased the people whom I ask to draw them. A smile is possible in any moment, even in the most difficult one. When we look at a child's smile, even if we are in mourning, are ill or in trouble, we smile instinctively.

An autograph itself is calm and quiet like fresh paintings, is “reveals the mortal hand” not only in the poetical dimension but also in the dimension of common, fleeting life. At least it is the visible sign of our having passed by.

Smiles joined with autographs are something to introduce joy into our lives and into hospitals both for children and adults.

When I started collecting smiles I wrote:

A Smile, it is a drop of crystallized Joy
When a child smiles at us we smile, everyone, everywhere!
A child's smile is pure holiness, a gift of life
Not to be sullied by the evil of unhappiness
When giving sick children our warm smiles
We return their own smiles to them
And remind ourselves of the smiles of our own youth!

We received from archdiocese Honiara a smile of archbishop from Solomon islands and his poem:

Smile and the World smiles with you,
Cry and you cry alone.

The exhibition was presented during the Polish Films Festival in Gdynia and in Perpignan, in the Institute of Polish Culture in Budapest and during the Festival of Good Mood in Gdansk. The exhibition was also presented in Chelmno in the Town Hall and smiles were drawn by……
The actress, Ewa Szykulska, drew smiles with children from haematology department of the Medical Academy Hospital in Gdansk and Danuta Stenka drew smiles with children from the Municipal Hospital in Gdynia.

In May the exhibition will be prepared for children on invitation by Polish Embassy in Mexico and in June in the Children's Hospital named after Maria Curie Sklodowska in Romania and in Nowy Tomysl in Poland.

Project Smile aims at encouraging creativity, innovation and adventurous works of art production among the youth. Project Smile is also for any art gallery which offers a platform and window of opportunity to young and upcoming artists to showcase their works - we can work together.

Project Smile will also involve promoting the works of mainly young and upcoming artists. “Smile” is the theme of the project and all works will be designed and crafted cantering around this theme. Smile drawings and impressions could be artistically designed and put on photographs, paper, sportsman’s t-shirts, builders’ tiles, glass, sculpture, plates and clothing.

The main aim of the project is to work for children in hospitals but not only as we all people need an real smile, but also for any art gallery through which young and gifted artists showcase their wealth of talents.

d Altoè Chiara Anguissola	Dion Celine
D Arcangelo Ildebrando	Diurczak Barbara
D'Woolve	Diurczak Karolina
Dagois Catherine	Diurczak Łukasz
Dahl Irene	Długołęcka Hanna
Dalkowska Ewa	Dłużewski Paweł
Dallaporta Raphael	Dobbs Christopher
Daltonm Timothy	Dobisz Renata
Damięcka Matylda	Dobra Anica
Damięcki Damian	Dobrakowska Joanna
Damięcki Szymon	Dobrowolski Paweł
Damrau Diana	Dobrzyńska Paulina
Dan Kora	Dochoda Antoni
Danecki Janusz	Doenhoff Marion
Daniec Marcin	Doerfer Jerzy
Daniel Stanisław	Doerfler Gerhard
Daniel Yuri	Doerfler Gerhard
Daniela Rozgoòová	Doerner Gerhard
Daniels Charlie	Dokowic Maria
Danielsson Lars	Dole Bob
Dannels Godfried	Dolińska Jaśmina
Danny	Dolińska Jaśmina
Darboven Albert	Dolniak Grzegorz
Dardilli Isotta	Dolut Zbigniew
Daszak John	Domagalska Renata
Daublesky	Domagalski Piotr
Dauksza Anna	Domagała Paweł
David Johnson Howard	Domalewski Piotr
Davidsson Olfaur	Domalewski Piotr
Davis Clifton	Domański Jan
Davis Clifton	Dombrowicz Konstanty
Davis Eddie	Dondalska Katarzyna
Davoy Laila	Donoway Faye
Dawber Paul	Doppelmayr Konsul
Dąbrowska Ania	Dorociński Marcin
Dąbrowski Andrzej	Dostal Christoph
Dąbrowski Piotr	Douglas John
Dąbrowski Waldemar	Douglas Kirk
De Frederick	Dowbor Maciej
De Burgh Chris	Dowgielewicz Mikołaj
De Falco Rubens	Dragan Zvone
De Klerk Frederik Willem	Drawicz Andrzej
De Lazari Andrzej	Drąszcz Robert
De Lazari Elżbieta	Drechsel Oliver
De Lazari Jan	Drok Luku
De Lazari-Radek Katarzyna	Drozd Jarosław
De Lazari Elżbieta	Drozd Jarosław
De Martin Maurice	Drozda Sylwester
de Moncao Aleberto	Drozda Tadeusz
De Presperi Blanco Martina	Drozda Tomasz
De Sanctus Penoloza Angela Maria	Druschnikow Wladimir
de Villenuve Arnaud	Ducki Krzysztof
De Villiers Antoine	Duckwitz Edmund
De Weryha Wysoczański Jan	Dud Magda
Dean Millvina	Dude Oktawia
Dedecius Karl	Dudek Ryszard
Deezen Eddie	Dudkowia Piotr
Deinwallner Horst	Dudziak Ula
Dejesus Veronica	Dudzińska Agata
Deląg Paweł	Dumitriu Ionut
Delpy Julie	Dumitru Rosalinda
Deluna Kat	Dunk Karol
Dembek Ewa	Dupre Heidi
Demircan Sulan	Durczok Kamil
Demono	Durokovic Ferida
Demska Iwona	Duschenberg Andreas
Demska Krystyna	Dussman Silvana
Dench Judi	Dutkiewic Julia
Denhoff Michael	Dutkowsk Monika
Denisa Gheorghita Cristina	Dwa Plus Jeden
Densmore John	Dworni Jacek
Depardieu Gerard	Dworzak Jerzy
Der Paweł	Dwurnik Edward
der Clown Pepe	Dyakowski Przemysław
Dera Andrzej	Dyba Karel
Derfel Jerzy	Dykiel Bożena
Deromanis Francesco	Dymalska Dominika
Desderi Claudio	Dymał Agnieszka
Desimo	Dymarsk Lech
Devine Gail	Dymna Anna
Dewhurst Ema	Działyński Józef
Dębska Kinga	Dziecziczak Jan
Dębski Jacek	Dziecziczak Jan
Dębski Krzesimir	Dzieduszycki Wojciech
Di Caprio Leonardo	Dziedzic Krzysztof
Di Duca Adrian	Dziekanowski Dariusz
Di Renzo Renzi	Dzienisiewicz Maria
Diacohescu Iohut	Dzierzgowski Wojciech
Diasse Miriame	Dziewanowski Kazimierz
Dib Aiham	Dzięgiel Jacek
Dicaprio Leonardo	Dzięgielewska Dorota
Diener Melanie	Dzikowska Elżbieta
Diesel Vin	Dzikowski Waldi
Diesselhorst Jan	Dziuba Piotr
Dieter Schreeb Hans	Dziubek Piotr
Dimov Dimo	Dziubek Piotr
Dinescu Violeta	Dziworski Bogdan