Connections
Collaborative imaginaries of territories in change across Europe
International photography research & exhibition
Tags
photography, exhibition, workshops
Year
2022
About the project
In 2022 I took part in an international project organised by Welcoming Spaces, a research group from Utrecht University. The main aim was to visualise migration and local development by using the photovoice research method. The project took place in 5 locations:
- Camini, Italy
- Altenburg, Germany
- Talayuela, Spain
- Łomża, Poland
- Bedum, Netherlands
Photovoice is a creative research method in which participants take photographs, then analyse and discuss them to raise awareness on potential problems and possibly find better solutions for the future.
For more informations, please visit Welcoming Spaces website.
My role in this project
01 leading photography workshops
02 camera gear support
03 exhibition design
leading photography workshops
camera gear support
exhibition design
Workshops in Łomża
Together with 4 assistants from Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology, I joined the SGH research team for the workshops edition in Poland, Łomża, hosted by the Ocalenie Foundation.
The main task of a group of Łomża inhabitants was to walk around the city and capture photographs of welcoming and unwelcoming places. Furthermore, each participant had to draw a map based on feelings associated with the city, with colours representing emotions. Finally each selected image was given a title and a description.
All collected insights, maps and photographs lead to an exhibition in Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology to reflect on and conclude the whole project.
Visual identity
The researchers picked 5 colors and linked them with feelings of participants, related to particular places in the city. These colors have been used to draw mental maps during workshops. I used them as a visual leitmotif for the exhibition project. The layout is set on an 8 pt grid system.
Colors
Typeface
Layout
Exhibition
20.03–14.04.2023
Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology
Credits
Partnership
Utrecht University
University of Bologna
University of A Coruña
University of Siegen
Warsaw School of Economics
University of Warsaw
Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology
Project coordination
Melissa Moralli
Bianca Szytniewski
SGH Team
Marta Pachocka
Joanna Popławska
Dominik Wach
PJAIT Team
Ewa Satalecka
Martyna Steckiewicz
Workshop assistants
Kamila Różańska
Viktoriia Kaminska
Ivan Tsimchyshyn
Dzmitry Pisarchyk
Exhibition coordination
Piotr Nowiński & Sieciński
Tomasz Janicki
Print
Cerasus
INFO
Graphic design & Photography
Joel Hauck © 2023