24/7: A Story of Dawn, Day, Dusk, and Night

A podcast about living in environments polluted by artificial light. The work is one of assemblage, with Jonathan Crary’s book 24/7: Late Capitalism and the Ends of Sleep interwoven with the conclusions of research reports and accounts from the press. Music for fluorescent tubes, existing as a parallel narrative, introduces another level to the chronicle of a world drowning in false light. 

In his book-length essay, Crary describes the 24/7 system, within which the fundamental cycles of life and circadian rhythms are supplanted by time-less, ceaseless consumption and production. 

Immersed in artificial dusk within the space of Kasia Fudakowski’s exhibition Gallery Power LTD, through which the artist examines the correlations between power, energy, and culture, we become attuned to the needs of the dark night.

Podcast created by Hubert Kostkiewicz (sound) and Joanna Synowiec (script), within the framework of the “Progress and Seasons” series of events, and the exhibition Kasia Fudakowski, Gallery Power LTD. 

The event is part of the “Progress and Seasons” public program. “Seasons” aims to explore strategies for living during the era of global climate crisis. Over the course of a series of meetings, participants will practice ways of adapting to a reality in which mutability has become an inherent feature of the seasons. 

About the podcast’s creators: :

JOANNA SYNOWIEC is a curator, editor, artist, and cultural animator. In collaboration with Dominika Łabądź, she has developed the independent publishing house Dzikie Przyjemności [Wild Pleasures], which specializes in creating artistic and literary publications. She works in the education department at the BWA Wrocław Galleries of Contemporary Art, and is the curator of the “Seasons” public program. 

photo: Monika Sobala 

HUBERT KOSTKIEWICZ is a musician, organizer, cultural animator, and journalist. Each of these roles intertwines in his creative practice, shaping its unique character. He has played several hundred concerts and organized several hundred more. He lives in Wrocław. 

photo: Maciek Bielawski 

With the financial support of the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage from the Cultural Promotion Fund—a statutory special purpose fund.