AVANT, Special Issue, Vol. IV, No. 3/2013 www.avant.edu.pl/en 1 A Laboratory of Spring Front of the cover: Róża Puzynowska – II act. "The Chosen One" with Magdalena Ciechowicz – the First Soloist of The Polish National Ballet Company. 22 carat gold flakes, silver leaves and pow- dered gold with oil on canvas. Size 210 x 120 cm. Back of the cover: Róża Puzynowska – II act. "7 Ancestors, 3 Bear Skins and ROZA's selfportrait" with Polish National Ballet Dancers – Adam Kozal and Zbyszek Czapski-Kloda. Oil, 22 carat gold flakes and powdered gold on canvas. Size: 210 x 187 cm. 2 AVANT, Special Issue, Vol. IV, No. 3/2013 www.avant.edu.pl/en TRENDS IN INTERDISCI PLINARY STUDIES AVANT 3/2013 A Laboratory of Spring Special Issue EDITORS OF THE ISSUE Witold Wachowski (managing editor), Przemysław Nowakowski, Monika Włudzik TORUŃ 3 A Laboratory of Spring ISSN: 2082-6710 AVANT. The Journal of the Philosophical-Interdisciplinary Vanguard AVANT. Pismo Awangardy Filozoficzno-Naukowej Vol. IV, No. 3/2013 (October–December 2013), Toruń 2013 The publication is a part of the Avant-Plus Publishing Series (Editorial Committee: Krzysztof Abriszewski, Katarzyna Kuś, Witold Wachowski). The texts are licensed under: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0, except for paper by H. Gardner: kind permission of the Holder of the copyright. This online version of the journal is a referential version. Graphics design by Karolina Pluta & Antoni Domański. Cover: pictures by Róża Puzynowska. Address of the Editorial Office: skr. poczt. nr 34, U.P. Toruń 2. Filia, ul. Mazowiecka 63/65, 87-100 Toruń, Poland www.avant.edu.pl/en
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