Condition: husband/wife, permanent relationship, children, dogs, cats, house, apartment, credit. Not necessarily all at once, but the elements indicative of “stability” had to appear in some configuration. And then there was the age: 30. As old as I was then….
Book Description:
About how the family functions, what time the children are bathed, what bank gives a not too bad loan rate, where to go on vacation, cesarean or natural childbirth, how much pneumococcal vaccines cost I know in a vicarious way. And I probably won’t find out on my own for a long time, because when asked where I live, I usually answer that in the car – that’s where I spend most of my time. I popped in to try on foreign life for a while. I asked her for a photo: with her husband, her boyfriend, with her child, in her bed. For a moment I became her. Or rather, I tried it on, because as it is in the fitting room: sometimes the dream cut doesn’t lie the way we want it to. The book was created as part of the Photopresentations project.
About the author:
Karolina is a photographer and researcher whose work revolves around the themes of home, migration, care, as well as various forms of resistance and work on archives. She uses photography as a tool and pretext for collaboration, supporting creative processes. In recent years, she has initiated and implemented several participatory projects involving people with refugee experience. Karolina collaborates with the Public Protest Archive, where she initiates art and research projects and edits the Strike Newspapers. She is also a member of Sputnik Photos and a doctoral student at the K. Kieslowski Film School in Katowice, Poland. She is currently working on a documentary about animal care and the realities of pro-animal NGOs. Her artistic activities are preceded by research and interviews.
About the publication:
Year of publication: 2013
Publisher: Towarzystwo Inicjatyw Twórczych ę
Edition: 350
Graphic design: Ania Nałęcka-Milach / Tapir Book Design
Photo editing/sequencing: Krzysztof Pijarski
Cooperation: Krzysztof Pacholak (koordination from the ę side)
