Exhibition of Belarusian art that confronts the crises of contemporary times

Exhibition of Belarusian art that confronts the crises of contemporary times

Aula Gallery UAP (29 Marcinkowskiego Ave., Building A, 1st floor)
Opening: 12.06.2025, 19:00
Duration of exhibition: 12-22.06.2025
Curator: Lizaveta Stecko
Artists and archive: Alexsander Adamau, Aleksandra Kononchenko, Nadya Sayapina, Sergey Shabohin, Katsiaryna Sheliahovich, VEHA Archive

The exhibition “Na pamiežžach” (“On the Borderlands”) emerges from the concept of border territories (pamiežža), full of tension and pressure, where Belarusian identity is shaped. This state of being “in-between” teaches the art of survival and the practice of borderland solidarity.

The art presented in the exhibition is confronting the fractures in the geopolitical space: the humanitarian crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border, the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, forced migration or reaches older events, the trace of which is still felt today.

“Na pamiežžach” creates a space to draw attention to the complex structures of modernity—a space where border art becomes both a testimony and a tool for critical reflection on the fate of individuals and communities at the intersection of cultures, languages, and political systems in Central and Eastern Europe.

Schedule*:
12.06.2025 – 19:00–21:00
13.06.2025 – 12:00–17:00
14–15.06.2025 – 14:00–18:00
16–20.06.2025 – 12:00–17:00
21–22.06.2025 – 14:00–19:00
*The schedule will be updated regularly; the exhibition may be available at other times by prior arrangement with the curator.

Accompanying events:
12.06.2025 – 19:00 | Opening
14.06.2025 – 15:00 | Collage workshop with Dmytro Krasny
22.06.2025 – 18:00 | Finissage and special event (TBA)

The exhibition is a diploma project carried out at the Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts Poznan, in the Curatorial Studies and Art Theory program (MA).
Supervisor for the practical part: Dr. Justyna Ryczek; for the theoretical part: Prof. Dr. Hab. Marta Smolińska.

Visual communication: Arina Bozhok