The Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale

The new episode of the Artim film series is dedicated to the Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. In the first part of the film, Hanna Wróblewska and Agnieszka Morawińska talk about the history of the Polish representation at the Venice Biennale, their own experiences related to the most prestigious artistic event in Europe, and selected exhibitions that have taken place in the Polish Pavilion.

The second part of the film is dedicated to the "REPEAT AFTER ME II" exhibition by the Ukrainian artistic collective Open Group, curated by Marta Czyż, which represented Poland in 2024. Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz explains the significance of this year's project in a broader social context. Anton Varga and Yuriy Biley, members of the Open Group, together with Marta Czyż, talk about the "REPEAT AFTER ME II" project, which is a collective portrait of witnesses of the ongoing war in Ukraine, presented in the form of an audiovisual installation.

Produced by: Tomasz Szymański
Cast: Hanna Wróblewska, Agnieszka Morawińska, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Marta Czyż, Anton Varga, Yuriy Biley
Camera Operator: Tomasz Szymański, Maks Januszewicz
Film editor: Urszula Bucka

Polish Pavilion in Venice: https://labiennale.art.pl/
Special thanks to Zachęta – National Gallery of Art https://zacheta.art.pl/pl
Open Group: http://open-group.org.ua/en/about-us