Die Adresse der Ausstellung lautet: M O M E N T U M / Berlin
Kunstquartier Bethanien,
Mariannenplatz 2
Tel.:4915202074784 10997 Berlin
Beschreibung der Ausstellung: A solo exhibition of ZUZANNA JANIN
THE WAY: MAJKA FROM THE MOVIE
In collaboration with lokal_30 (Warsaw)
OPENING 7 September 19:00 – 21:00
8 September – Extended until 21 October
http://momentumworldwide.org/exhibitions/current-
exhibiton/
Zuzanna Janin lives and works in Warsaw. She is the author
of sculptures, installations, videos, photographs, actions and
performances. The central themes of Zuzanna Janin’s works
are space, memory and time, as well as the states in
between. Her works invite reflection on the arbitrariness of
social roles, their fluid boundaries and the place of individual
freedom within the workings of state and society. Janin’s
film and video practice, alongside her installations and three
dimensional objects, frequently address ideas of social
construction and formation of interactive identities. In her
latest works, she visualizes how both singular and collective
identities are manipulated and played off against one
another in today’s contemporary culture. A singular identity
thus finds itself – as Janin makes us aware – in a
continuous state of personal construction and displacement.
Majka from the Movie is a series of videos, based on the
Polish TV series from the 70s. The episode “REVOLUTIONSâ€
was included in the international group presentation at the
54th Venice Biennale (2011). The multichannel video
screened at MOMENTUM features 9 full episodes, including
the new episode in this series – “THE WAYâ€. THE WAY:
Majka from the Movie, Zuzanna Janin's solo exhibition at
MOMENTUM, marks the premiere of the complete series of
Majka from the Movie – the first time all 9 episodes have
been shown together. The serial video project Majka from
the Movie (2009-2012) merges investigations into the
history of art and film with a focus on rebellion. The
project will be presented later at the Królikarnia Palace, part
of the National Museum in Warsaw, the Museum of Modern
Art in Warsaw and The National Museum in Cracow. It has
previously been shown, in part, at the 54th Venice Biennale
(2011) and as a solo exhibition at the Kunsthalle Wien
(2010).
