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On Sunday, 26 April at 16, visual artists Weronika Balcerak and Lukas Bury will welcome guests and talk about their works at the exhibition Heiðvirðir einstaklingar in Polish. The talk is part of the event series In My Language, which aims to increase accessibility to Hafnarborg for people of diverse backgrounds by welcoming guests in different languages.
The exhibition revolves around long-standing and little-discussed interactions between Poland and Iceland throughout history – which began with trade long before Poles became the largest immigrant group in Iceland. The artists work with media such as embroidery, video, and painting, and by combining historical sources with reflections on life in the present, they place these cultural connections in a new context. The exhibition thus sheds light on how everyday objects, labor, and economic ties have influenced Iceland and Poland for nearly a century, and presents a picture of a relationship that began long before modern migration and continues to shape both countries today.
Lukas Bury (born 1991) and Weronika Balcerak (born 1996) together form the artist duo Austur-Íslendingar. The name has a historical reference to Vestur-Íslendingar, who once migrated west across the ocean and began new lives. In this way, questions arise about coming to a new country, settling, and belonging. Their work builds on long processes in which execution and context intertwine, and personal experience meets historical references. Their works are characterized by thoughtful material choices and a connection to place, focusing on how meaning is created through presence, repetition, and shared space.
Admission is free – everyone is welcome.
W niedzielę 26 kwietnia o godz. 16:00 artyści Weronika Balcerak i Lukas Bury spotkają się z publicznością w Hafnarborg na oprowadzaniu po wystawie Pewne uczciwe osoby (Some Honest Persons) w języku polskim. Wydarzenie jest częścią programu Hafnarborg W moim języku, którego celem jest zwiększenie dostępności muzeum dla osób o różnych doświadczeniach poprzez zapraszanie gości na wydarzenia w różnych językach.
Wystawa przygląda się długiej, często pomijanej historii łączącej Polskę i Islandię – relacji, która rozpoczęła się od wymiany handlowej na długo przed tym, jak Polacy stali się największą grupą imigrantów w Islandii. Pracując z haftem, wideo i malarstwem oraz łącząc materiały archiwalne ze współczesnymi refleksjami, Weronika Balcerak i Lukas Bury powracają do tego nieoczywistego splotu kulturowego. Wystawa pokazuje, w jaki sposób przedmioty codziennego użytku, praca i powiązania ekonomiczne wpływały na Islandię i Polskę przez niemal sto lat, ujawniając relację, która zaczęła się na długo przed migracją w ramach UE – i która do dziś kształtuje oba kraje.
Lukas Bury (ur. 1991) i Weronika Balcerak (ur. 1996) tworzą duet artystyczny Austur-Íslendingar działający w Reykjavíku. Nazwa nawiązuje do historycznego określenia Vestur-Íslendingar, używanego wobec Islandczyków emigrujących do Ameryki, i podejmuje kwestie przybycia, przemieszczenia i przynależności. Artyści rozwijają swoje projekty poprzez długotrwałe procesy twórcze i badawcze, łącząc osobiste doświadczenia z odniesieniami historycznymi. Ich prace charakteryzuje uważne podejście do materiału oraz klarowny język przestrzenny, skupiony na tym, jak znaczenie powstaje poprzez obecność, powtórzenie i współdzieloną przestrzeń.
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