Rosa's Passage

Rosa's Passage
ArtistJoanna Rajkowska
Year2014
Location

Rosa's Passage (Polish: Pasaż Róży) is an art installation by Joanna Rajkowska which covered the courtyard of the tenement house at 3 Piotrkowska Street in Łódź with mirrors.

Description

The courtyard of Antoni Engel's tenement house (pl) at 3 Piotrkowska Street  was decorated with a mosaic of cut mirrors in various shapes.[1] The project was carried out as part of the Łódź of Four Cultures Festival (pl) in 2014 and was created by Joanna Rajkowska.[2] The mirror elements create figures resembling roses. The name of the passage also refers to the artist's daughter, who was diagnosed with retinoblastoma.[3] The installation took two years to build.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Redakcja (2014-06-05). "Zobacz, jak powstaje szklane podwórko przy Piotrkowskiej". Łódź Nasze Miasto (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2024-12-22. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
  2. ↑ "Rosa's Passage - Joanna Rajkowska". Culture.pl. Archived from the original on 2026-04-15. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
  3. ↑ "Oswoić się z błędem. Rozmowa z Joanną Rajkowską — SZUM". magazynszum.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2026-04-10. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
  4. ↑ Macdonald, Kit (2019-07-17). "Alternative city breaks: Łódź, Poland – discover its culture, food and nightlife". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
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