Daring & Youth | Go Home, Polish

Cardiff is 1,883 kilometres from Warsaw, whereas Donetsk – 1,508 kilometres from Warsaw. We are located roughly in the middle. If we look to the west, we’ll see the European Union in crisis. If we look to the east, we’ll see the annexed Crimea, the war in eastern Ukraine and the policy of Russia.

Here, we bring together two photographic projects: Daring & Youth by Yulia Krivich and Go home, Polish by Michał Iwanowski (premiere). These two artists in various ways touch on the subject of “Europe turning right” – the aggravation of nationalist, xenophobic and racist movements.

These projects do not address the subjects of war, nationality and borders directly. They are more than statements about the image, identity, social media and modern migration – however, all of the above topics and concepts are present in the space between these two personal projects juxtaposed in one gallery, located between the East and the West of Europe.