Czerny’s Symposium #001: Kodoku, 2025

Pursuing our creative endeavors often reveals unique aspects of who we are. While the final work can be beautiful, the creative process itself can be isolating. Czerny's Symposium aims to give voice to that inner solitude, exploring the emotional landscape artists navigate while creating. Through a range of formats—dialogues, personal narratives, and academic writing, and even illustrations —this book offers honest reflections on the challenges of failure, self-doubt, and the feeling of not being understood. It also serves as a source of encouragement, sharing the stories of how creatives across disciplines have learned to move through these moments. Contributors include designers, professors, creative directors, models, and artists—each offering a glimpse into their internal world with a level of intimacy and insight that reminds us we’re not alone in our struggle. In a world obsessed with polished outcomes, Czerny's Symposium turns its attention inward, toward the messy, generative space where feelings take shape and the real work begins.