Weeds is a project dedicated to a specific set of plants that act as a unique record of social and political history. These plants can be found in places that are now deserted but were formerly densely populated villages in the south east of Poland. Today, seventy years after their inhabitants were forced to abandon their homes, the plants have continued to grow, have taken over the space and they are a permanent reminder of a now lost human presence.
exhibition
"Weeds", Zachęta National Gallery of Art, Project Space, Warszawa
4 / 09 – 1 / 11 / 2015
collaboration
curator: Zbigniew Libera
gardening care: Sławomir Sędzielski
photos: Michał Matejko, Michał Ramus
installation
living plants – fragment of a meadow transferred from depopulated village, soil (bank of seeds), greenhouse lamps
Weeds is a project dedicated to a specific set of plants that act as a unique record of social and political history. These plants can be found in places that are now deserted but were formerly densely populated villages in the south east of Poland. Today, seventy years after their inhabitants were forced to abandon their homes, the plants have continued to grow, have taken over the space and they are a permanent reminder of a now lost human presence.
location
Skwer Cubryny, Powiśle, Warszawa
7 / 05 / 2016 – ongoing
collaboration
Bęc Zmiana Foundation, Bogna Świątkowska photos: Michał Matejko
installation
a fragment of a meadow transferred from depopulated village fitted in a lawn
Weeds is a project dedicated to a specific set of plants that act as a unique record of social and political history. These plants can be found in places that are now deserted but were formerly densely populated villages in the south east of Poland. Today, seventy years after their inhabitants were forced to abandon their homes, the plants have continued to grow, have taken over the space and they are a permanent reminder of a now lost human presence.
exhibition
"Floraphilia. Plants as archive",
Akademie der Künste der Welt, Cologne
15 / 09 – 18 / 11 / 2018
collaboration
curator: Aneta Rostkowska
producer: Gitte Moll
lamps: Led Farmer
installation
living plants – fragment of a meadow transferred from depopulated village Hulskie, soil (bank of seeds), trolleys, greenhouse lamps