PLANETARY REALISM | Exhibition by the Intermedia Institute

PLANETARY REALISM | Exhibition by the Intermedia Institute

27 February – 13 March 2026
Aula, Building A UAP (29 Marcinkowskiego Ave., Poznan, Poland)
Opening hours: Mon – Fri 12:00 – 17:00
Finissage & live events: 13.03.2026, 19:00

ARTISTS:
Agata Cicio, Vilhelm Dehs, Danylo Heorhiiev, Anka Jaworska, Maksymilian Kaczmarek, Kinga Klajbor, Paweł Klupś, Matylda Konarska, Miłosz Łaski, Stanisław Maciejewski, Veronika Molnár & Lena (Aleyna Torun), Maja Myćka, Antonina Napierała, Jakub Nowak, Marcin Ptaszyński, Wiktoria Sikorska, Wiktoria Sobota, Zofia Steczyszyn, Zuzanna Stempska, Stasia Walichnowska, Bartek Walczak, Viktoriya Zalozna, Marek Zieliński

Curatorial & Design Support:
Sebastian Cichocki, Dawid Dzwonkowski, Karolina Kubik, Daniel Koniusz, Krzysztof Łukomski, Intermedia Institute

CALENDAR

Opening: 27.02.2026, 16:00 / 4 PM – Aula, Budynek A, UAP
Exhibition: 27.02 – 13.03.2026
Curatorial tour: 6.03.2026, 17:00 / 5 PM – zbiórka w Auli / meeting at Aula UAP

Installation: 6.03.2026, 17:00 – 21:00 / 5–9 PM – Atrium, Budynek B
Threshold of Bios – Veronika Molnár & Lena (Aleyna Torun)

Finissage & Live Performance:
13.03.2026, 19:00 / 7 PM – Aula, Bud. A
13.03.2026, 19:30 / 7:30 PM – AV Performance, Atrium, Bud. B

Paweł Klupś – 16 mm / 16mm Screenings:
27.02.2026, 18:00 / 6 PM – Studio 106, Bud. A
3.03.2026, 18:00 / 6 PM – Studio 104, Bud. B
6.03.2026, 17:00 / 5 PM – Studio 106, Bud. A
7.03.2026, 15:00 / 3 PM – Studio 106, Bud. A (Open Days)
11.03.2026, 18:00 / 6 PM – Studio 104, Bud. B
13.03.2026, 19:45 / 7:45 PM – Studio 106, Bud. A (finissage)

Do we stand firmly on the ground? This question may be read metaphorically—as a reflection on our attitude toward life: do we act rationally, or do we give in to fantasy? It may also be understood literally, prompting us to consider our relationship with the Earth, the planet, and the ground beneath our feet.

The exhibition accompanies this year’s classes at the Intermedia Institute, focused on the biosphere. It inaugurates a year-long program of field trips, seminars, workshops, and micro- and macro-events. Following Lynn Margulis and James Lovelock, we conceive of the biosphere as an active, self-regulating “superorganism,” within which all beings exist as interdependent elements of a single planetary system.

Inspired by Josephine Berry’s concept of planetary realism, the exhibition approaches art as a tool for exercising the imagination in times of ecological crisis and uncertainty. Here, planetary realism becomes a practice of attentiveness—an effort to perceive and respond to the complex relationships connecting humans, other species, technologies, and the natural environment.

The student works selected through the open call engage with themes such as biodiversity, interspecies cooperation, natural processes, adaptation, and symbiosis, as well as practical activities including agriculture, gardening, and beekeeping. The notion of “planetary realism” also extends to explorations of emerging technologies and artificial intelligence, understood as elements of a larger, complex system regulating the biosphere.

The exhibition features students from the Intermedia Institute alongside guest participants from other faculties at UAP. The exhibition also presents collaborative works developed by first-year Intermedia students as part of the Fashion in Performance Art course led by Izabela Sitarska.

Rather than opening with a traditional vernissage, the exhibition unfolds over time, culminating in a collective finissage featuring live performances and audiovisual events.

Media contact: Izabela Sitarska izabela.sitarska@uap.edu.pl