The artist Marek Zulawski, translation & Polish-British cultureHi,This week I was at a yoga retreat with my family - which means a little bit of yoga but mostly messing around with kids. Being on the trip with a Translating Marek email to write,...
The artist Marek Zulawski, translation & Polish-British cultureHi,This week, I've translated the story of how my father came to start working on a series of paintings all about Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh is the first heroic story in recorded history, a...
The artist Marek Zulawski, translation & Polish-British cultureHi,This week, I've translated an episode from my father's memoirs about a visit to the Tatra Mountains. He spent most of his pre-pubescence in this region but this was about a visit j...
The artist Marek Zulawski, translation & Polish-British cultureHi,Firstly, I apologise for being absent - I was supposed to send the last newsletter on June 19th, but it somehow completely slipped my mind. I think it might be because I'm generall...
The artist Marek Zulawski, translation & Polish-British cultureHi,Sorry for the clickbait title but it makes sense in the context of this week's translation below. It's my father explaining the inspiration behind two of his paintings.---I’m in a...
The artist Marek Zulawski, translation & Polish-British cultureHi,This week, I've translated only a short excerpt from my father's autobiography as I've been tied up with a house move. It's from the summer of 1984, when my mother and I had gone o...
The artist Marek Zulawski, translation & Polish-British cultureHi,Today, an excerpt from my father's autobiography about his local high street, Kilburn High Road in London. It takes place in 1983, possibly 1984.---The only choice is between etern...
The artist Marek Zulawski, translation & Polish-British cultureHi,This week, I just have a very short translated piece for you about when my father turned 75 and his thoughts turned to me. I chose it because it was recently the anniversary of his...
The artist Marek Zulawski, translation & Polish-British cultureHi,This week, a translation about when my father first came to London in 1936. He talks about his efforts to find somewhere to live and also mentions one of his early, odder, jobs: dr...
The artist Marek Zulawski, translation & Polish-British cultureHi,Today, a short translation describing my father's last visit to Zakopane with his cousin Jacek. Both were in their 60s. Jacek later died that same year.---Here, I feel younger, bet...
