Their works do not directly reconstruct the past; rather, they create spaces for dialogue between memories and the city's contemporary topography, revealing what lies beneath the surface of the present.
The young creators drew on archival recordings of interviews with survivors, recorded in the 1990s by Paweł Spodenkiewicz – a journalist from Lodz and a writer. They chose places that particularly moved them – everyday spaces such as an apartment, library, shop, or school, but also places with a strong symbolic charge: a cemetery, a prison, a ritual bathhouse.
Their artistic interventions – multimedia installations, sound works and activities in public spaces – revive the memories of former residents, making them a living, critical element of the contemporary cityscape.
Photo report from the exhibition opening
Photo report from the exhibition trail walk
Agnieszka Chojnacka, Borys Górski, Piotr Kusiak, Anna Ligęza, Anna Nowak, Mikołaj Nowosad contributed to the project.
Content management: Prof. Artur Chrzanowski, Dr Adam Sitarek.
Source: The Philip Friedman Centre for Jewish Studies at the University of Lodz
Edit: Press Office, University of Lodz
Photos: Maciej Andrzejewski, Centre for Brand Communications, University of Lodz
