“Innocent Colonies” as a multimedia exhibition

Transhistoric and transdisciplinary project, inspired by typical relations between two societies of the Eastern Bloc countries - Poland and Ukraine. Based on a study of historical texts from the early twentieth century, photo-archives as well as interviews with specialists (in medicine, history, anthropology) and with social activists, the multimedia project realized in video, sound, installation and painting, deals with the problem of colonial oppression, embodied in relationships between women and continued until today.

Video Still “Innocent Colonies”, cam.: Konrad Kulczynski

Video Still “Innocent Colonies”, cam.: Konrad Kulczynski

Video Still “Innocent Colonies”, cam.: Konrad Kulczynski

Video Still “Innocent Colonies”, cam.: Konrad Kulczynski

Exhibition view in Gdansk City Gallery. Phot.: Bogna Kociumbas

Exhibition view in Gdansk City Gallery. Phot.: Bogna Kociumbas

Exhibition view in Gdansk City Gallery. Phot.: Bogna Kociumbas

Exhibition view in Gdansk City Gallery. Phot.: Bogna Kociumbas

Exhibition view in Gdansk City Gallery. Phot.: Bogna Kociumbas

Exhibition view in Gdansk City Gallery. Phot.: Bogna Kociumbas

“Innocent Colonies” 15’17“, cam.: Konrad Kulczynski

Video Still “Empathy”, cam.: Katarzyna Swinarska

Video Still “Empathy”, cam.: Katarzyna Swinarska

Video Still “Empathy”, cam.: Katarzyna Swinarska

Video Still “Empathy”, cam.: Katarzyna Swinarska

Opening of the exhibition Innocent Colonies at Gdansk City Gallery. Phot. by Bogna Kociumbas.

“Innocent Colonies/ Ola sings” 8’54“, cam.: Katarzyna Swinarska

Exhibition view: objects, archival photographs and Ukrainian shirts from the early XXth century.