7.12 – 23.12.2017
3.01 – 27.01.2018
In Living Pictures, Krzysztof Wodiczko animates historical figures with the voices and gestures of contemporary people. Still images of scholars, reformers, Enlightenment activists with an eminent record in the field of national education, speak with the voices of contemporary citizens, animated by their moving images and statements.
The portraits of Stanisław Staszic, Hugo Kołłątaj, Stanisław Małachowski, and Joachim Lelewel become a medium facilitating co-participation in cultural practices and inclusion in the public debate. Students, activists, Varsovians of various backgrounds and generations, embody images of their great ancestors, sharing experiences and views on the contemporary.
Curator: Bożena Czubak
Projection uses images of four paintings:
▶ Franciszek Sobolewski, Portrait of Stanisław Staszic, 1826, St. Nicholas Parish, Hrubieszow, © photo: Anna Hyrchała
▶ Jozef Peszka, Portrait of Hugo Kołłątaj, 1791, National Museum in Warsaw, deposited at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, © photo: Andrzej Ring, Lech Sandzewicz
▶ Jozef August Krolikowski, Portrait of Joachim Lelewel, ca. 1850–1860, © photo: Krzysztof Wilczyński/National Museum in Warsaw
▶ Jan Chrzciciel Lampi, Portrait of Stanisław Małachowski, 1788–1789, deposited at the National Museum in Warsaw, © photo: Piotr Ligier/National Museum in Warsaw
Krzysztof Wodiczko and the Profile Foundation wish to thank unaffiliated Warsaw social activists and the following for their help in realizing this project:
▶ Uniwersytet Zaangażowany
▶ Studenci Medycyny za Prawem Wyboru / Medical Students for Choice
Warsaw
▶ Rodzice przeciwko Reformie Edukacji (civic movement)
▶ Warszawskie Stowarzyszenie Lokatorow im. Jolanty Brzeskiej
▶ Warszawskie Dziewuchy Dziewuchom
▶ Czarne Szmaty/#czsz
▶ Kuchnia Konfliktu
▶ Akcja Demokracja
