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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.

H Eliasch Christina	Hensel Daniel
Haas Kamila	Hepner Jens
Habitsch Thomas	Herbert Zbigniew
Habsburg Otto	Herbst Laura
Habsburg Otto	Herbuś Edyta
Hackl Cania-Michael	Herling-Grudziński Gutsaw
Hadała Daria	Hermann Hans
Haderer Gerhard	Herold Eckart
Hadke Stanisław	Herold Joshua
Hagel Cyde	Herrera Pol
Hagen Nina	Hertel Paul
Hagenbucher Friederike	Herz Ruth
Hagman Larry	Herzog Roman
Hahn Johannes	Hesch G
Haider Friedrich	Hescu Diaco
Haiting Bernhard	Hesse Enno
Hajduk Adam	Hesse Erno
Hajduk Adam	Heston Charlton
Hajek Otto	Heuras Johann
Hajewska Małgorzata	Heuras Johann
Hajnos Mirosław	Heyerdahl Thor
Hakiel Marcin	Heyerdal Thor
Hakim Maximos V	Hickkox Richard
Halama Grzegorz	Hido Todd
Halamski Adam	Hiesl Franz
Haldai Ron	Hiesl Franz
Halik Tony	Higmore Freddie
Halik Tony	Hilb Nora
Hall Aleksander	Hilb Nora
Hall Aleksander	Hilb Nora
Hall Katarzyna	Hildebrandt Krzysztof
Haller Tanja	Hill Terence
Halletz Erwin	Hillar Małgorzata
Halloway Richard	Hilton David
Hallyday Johnny	Hingis Martina
Halonen Tanja	Hiolski Andrzej
Hałuszczak Przemysław	Hirmer Norbert
Hałuszka Bogdan	Hirsch Ludwig
Hamilton George	Hitchcock Patricia
Hamilton Linda	Hlebowicz Adam
Hamilton Scott	Hochholdinger Wilfried
Hampson Thomas	Hodchenkova Svetlana
Hanin Ryszarda	Hodges Jim
Hanke Krzysztof	Hodgeson Paul
Hanna Ala	Hoeckel Kerstin
Hanuszkiewicz Adam	Hoecker Bernhard
Happich Bożena	Hoerbirger Christine
Harasimowicz Bożena	Hoeven Joh
Harasimowicz Cezary	Hoffman Jerzy
Harbarth, Stephan	Hoffman. Dustin
Harl Sigurd	Hoffmann Rainer
Harman Mirosława	Hofman Wlastili
Harnoncourt Nicolaus	Hofmann Geschiwster
Harnoncourt Nicolaus	Hohenstein-Oehrigen
Harris Edward Allen "Ed"	Holawska-Erdin Dorota
Harrison George	Holden Femberg Craig
Hart Daniel	Holl Robert
Hartmann Goldyn Katarzyna	Holland Agnieszka
Hartwig Edward	Hollich Stephan
Hartwig Julia	Hollington Ursula
Hasanlou Marzie	Holloway Dorothea
Haskel Gordon	Holloway Ron
Hasler Otmar	Holoubek Gustaw
Hatori Kimitaro	Holsten Christina
Haug Florian	Holter Helmut
Hauk Patrick	Hołdys Zbigniew
Hauptmann Werner	Hołysz Katarzyna
Hauser Lisa	Hondo Danilo
Havel Vaclav	Hooecker Bernhard
Hawass Zahi	Hope Bob
Hawass Zahi	Hopkins Bo
Hawk Tony	Hopson Graene
Hawr Ewelina	Horak Cornelia
Hawryluk Marek	Horbach Matthias
Hayden Liza	Horn Gyula
Haydn Thomas	Horne Marilyn
Hayer Selma	Horne Marlyin
Haziak Agata	Horowiaka Barbara
Healy Aidan	Horowitz Ryszard
Healy Conor	Horsch S.Ch.
Heaney Seamus	Horst Eberhard
Heaney Seanus	Hort Marco
Hebestreit Philipp	Hosen Camparil Tote
Hechter Conrad	Hoskins Jonny
Heck Dieter Thomas	Hossa Iwona
Heck Dieter-Thomas	Hossa Iwona
Heckner Ingrid	Hossein Mohammad
Heckner Ingrid	Hostnik Janzez
Heesters Nicole	Hot Chocolate
Heidenreich Alexander	Hough Stephen
Hein Therese	Hreljac Ryan
Heino	Hruska Zdenek
Heinrich Mussinghoff Bischoff	Huber-Holtz Annemarie
Heinz Karl	Huciński Rafał
Heise Peter	Huebner Danuta
Heise Susett	Hueckel Magdalena
Hejfikova Kamila	Huelle Paweł
Held Eike	Huette Asfalt
Heleczova Janicka	Hughes Ian
Helfgott David	Huk Tadeusz
Hellinckx Bri	Huldai Ron
Hen Józef	Hulewicz Edward
Hendel Radosław	Hundertmarck Kai
Henderson Florence	Hunter Holly
Henderson Florence	Hunter Kim
Hendricks Barbara	Hunter-Groat, Jenny
Hendrik Toomas	Hurd Douglas
Hennessy Gilles	Hurn Marek
Henschel Christoph	Husejko Władysław
Henschel Markus	Hussein Krol
Henschel-Schwind Monika	Hylińska Sara