{"id":2232,"date":"2026-02-10T17:46:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T17:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portrety-emigracji.com\/?p=2232"},"modified":"2026-03-08T20:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T20:58:11","slug":"under-the-skin-of-objects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portrety-emigracji.com\/en\/pod-skora-przedmiotow\/","title":{"rendered":"Under the skin of objects"},"content":{"rendered":"

An emigration portrait woven from three stories<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The skin of objects is thin, almost invisible. It is formed by a layer perceptible only to the soul of the person who holds the object dear. It holds a meaning beyond words \u2013 as fleeting as the flutter of a butterfly's wings. To perceive it, one would need to invent a microscope for the soul, something as sensitive as a quantum microscope, yet capable of encompassing the unnameable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, dear Reader, I invite you to meet Agnieszka Przybyciel-Koszor \u2013 a chemist by profession, and a teacher by calling, who has given her heart to working with the youngest ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As she boarded the plane flying towards a new life on the Emerald Isle, she had an antenna with her. It was meant to connect her to her homeland. Today, Agnieszka herself has become such a connector \u2013 a person who passes on a love for the Polish language to children and helps them to be closer to their roots, closer to the source of their own identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karolina's grandmother's scarves<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grandma Karolina's scarves transport me back to childhood, to moments of bliss. They added colour to the grey reality of PRL Poland, where I was born, and their hues painted my world. They flew with me to Ireland in 2022, quite recently. After the death of my beloved grandma, I asked my mum to keep for me...<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t

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