This publication is a kind of a tribute to Professor Jan Berdyszak, whose artistic, but most of all didactic and purely human attitude built the present 'shape’ of the Studio. Of course, there is a certain dose of theory here, however, often set in a rather peculiar context, enriched with a considerable dose of memories and reflections resulting from personal experiences of the authors, who, to a greater or lesser extent, refer in their texts also to Professor Jan.

The specific didactic formula which was proposed by Professor Jan, based on a „situational exploratory discussion”, became the main axis of the curriculum which he implemented in his Sculpture Studio. This formula is a very specific mélange of various teaching methods which influence each other and are themselves subject to constant transformation. It is based on the constantly arising QUESTIONS, posed by the instructors and students as well, and resulting both from skillful moderation of the discussion itself and from the infinite potential inherent in the inquisitiveness of the whole group.

One of the aims of this publication is an attempt to grasp the phenomenon of the above-mentioned formula, which, what is very important, may be present not only in academic or artistic situation. This book should therefore be treated not so much as a textbook for a teacher or an artist, but as a kind of a guidebook, talking about the need to ask questions and the ways of constructing them. Perhaps, with a bit of luck and training, we will all be able to find the answer to this fundamental question used in the title of the book.