And the world had a lot of him. For a moment, so crotchety, Łódź had him too. It had a wonderful master. Lynch reinvented us, reinvented the centre of Łódź.
Among the factory ruins, he found the mystery that inspired his imagination. „Unusual remnants of the Industrial Revolution! There are hardly any places like this left today. Łódź has a soul. That’s why I liked it so much” – a few years after the opening of his exhibition at Atlas Sztuki, David Lynch was still impressed by his first visit to a city he had “fallen in love with in an instant”. These words are forever etched in the heart of the city. Today we say goodbye to David Lynch, but we do not say goodbye to his presence. In these factories, in these paintings, in every inspiration that fills the spaces of Łódź, his spirit will remain forever. Łódź has a soul, more visible and stronger thanks to him.
Thank you, David. Thank you for all the pictures, for all the words that helped us to believe that light is sought even in the shadows. Fortune turns on a wheel, but your wheel – the one inscribed on the façade of W20 – will remain with us. Forever.