- Perspective
Excessive romanticism
Zuzanna Tetera
3 July 2026 19:00 – 5 July 2026 16:00
The exhibition stems from David Rieff's thesis that forgetting is harmful to the past, but memory can be harmful to the present. Juxtaposing it with the poetry of Wisława Szymborska, who depicts war through everyday life, opens up a reflection on what history reveals and what it omits.
The starting point was a personal attempt to learn about the story of a woman murdered in 1945. Divergent sources, unclear facts, and uncertainty about her origins raised questions about the right to form bonds with someone we know only through fragments of information. This search revealed how changeable and susceptible to manipulation memory can be, especially in the context of increasingly frequent attempts to politically appropriate the past.
The invited artists (Dominika Kowynia, Anna Jarosz, Dorota Nieznalska, Monika Drożyńska, Izabella Gustowska and Joanna Piotrowska) refer to memory, identity, and everyday experiences, especially those related to women. In their works, they address issues of moral ambiguity, women's history, violence, national symbolism, the nature of memory, and emotional fragility.
Together, they create a story about how personal and collective narratives intertwine, how the past influences the present, and how easy it is to succumb to the temptation of adding meaning to stories that can no longer defend themselves.
The starting point was a personal attempt to learn about the story of a woman murdered in 1945. Divergent sources, unclear facts, and uncertainty about her origins raised questions about the right to form bonds with someone we know only through fragments of information. This search revealed how changeable and susceptible to manipulation memory can be, especially in the context of increasingly frequent attempts to politically appropriate the past.
The invited artists (Dominika Kowynia, Anna Jarosz, Dorota Nieznalska, Monika Drożyńska, Izabella Gustowska and Joanna Piotrowska) refer to memory, identity, and everyday experiences, especially those related to women. In their works, they address issues of moral ambiguity, women's history, violence, national symbolism, the nature of memory, and emotional fragility.
Together, they create a story about how personal and collective narratives intertwine, how the past influences the present, and how easy it is to succumb to the temptation of adding meaning to stories that can no longer defend themselves.
Biography
Zuzanna Tetera
Graduate of Curatorial Studies and Art Theory at the Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts Poznań.
In her curatorial practice, she focuses on the viewer's experience, placing their perspective at the heart of her work. When designing exhibitions, she utilizes performative and evocative methods of autoethnography, translating these theories into the framework of exhibition-making and curatorial practice.
She is an exhibition curator and a producer of cultural and artistic events. Since 2024, she has run the independent exhibition space Złącze in Poznań, showcasing works by leading contemporary Polish artists, linking various generations of the art community.
In her curatorial practice, she focuses on the viewer's experience, placing their perspective at the heart of her work. When designing exhibitions, she utilizes performative and evocative methods of autoethnography, translating these theories into the framework of exhibition-making and curatorial practice.
She is an exhibition curator and a producer of cultural and artistic events. Since 2024, she has run the independent exhibition space Złącze in Poznań, showcasing works by leading contemporary Polish artists, linking various generations of the art community.