Roszada: A Claude Cahun inspired exhibition by Joanna Krawczyk
Tuesday 18 to Saturday 22 October 2022 at Greve de Lecq Barracks
We are pleased to announce an upcoming exhibition by Polish photographer and filmmaker Joanna Krawczyk. This show opens next week, taking place from Tuesday 18 to Saturday 22 October 2022 at Greve de Lecq Barracks between 10am and 5pm each day.
Krawczyk studied the works and life of Claude Cahun while at the Academy of Art in Szczecin. She has been inspired by the ways in which Cahun’s work opens up intriguing questions around genderplay, form, social hierarchy, performativity and identity. Krawczyk has travelled to Jersey to undertake a research residency in order to further develop this body of work.
Claude Cahun was a surrealist photographer, sculptor, and writer who lived in Jersey from 1937. Cahun is known for creating androgynous self-portraits which prefigured many of the concerns explored by contemporary artists today. Cahun’s work has gained much attention from artists and art historians in recent years.
ArtHouse Jersey hosts visiting artists from across the world. We invite artists to join us at our unique home at the Greve de Barracks, providing an opportunity for development and the creation of new work. Joanna reached out to us at the start of this year and we are delighted to welcome her.
THE ARTIST
Krawczyk graduated with a Master's degree with distinction at the Academy of Art in Szczecin. She has also studied Engineering at the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning at the Technical University in Poznan. Between 2014 and 2016 she co-founded the brand Klekko, where she worked as a fashion designer.
Krawczyk uses the mediums of photography and film as a tool for examining identity. Her latest work, inspired by Claude Cahun, retrospectively performs embodiments of Cahun's figures and her own characters. The combination of archive exploration and her own source materials creates a poetic narrative in the form of video installation. In the photographic spectacle identity becomes an accomplished task and the medium of photography constitutes a key-tool, which enables identity exploration and redefinition.
Joanna Krawczyk said, “ I was looking forward to visiting Jersey, the Island where Claude Cahun lived and created for many years. The residency at Arthouse Jersey is an excellent opportunity for me to continue my research and further develop video work. Also, during the stay I will present the photographic and video work titled "Roszada", which is inspired by Cahun's autoportrait.”
We will be marking the launch of ‘Roszada’ with a special preview event on Tuesday 18 October from 6pm-7:30pm. If you would like to attend please email rosanna@arts.je.
The exhibition takes place next week from Tuesday 18 to Saturday 22 October at Greve de Lecq Barracks between 10am and 5pm each day.
Parking is available in the beach car park 5 mins away.
