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Kasia Zolich, 2012 | Towarzystwo Inicjatyw Twórczych "ę" (Poland)

In my project I explore our ways of constructing our own identities and images. Who we are, whom we want to be, how do we function in the world of images, how do we conduct the process of social identification? Immigrants in Poland are the protagonists. I am interested in their stories and their personal photographic interpretation. We start with a conversation – I ask about their reasons for leaving for Poland, the first impressions, emotions associated with living in a strange land, about the changes that took place (or did not take place) in their consciousness. Then we choose one of the stories and my protagonists represent it through photography. They arrange the surroundings and themselves. I believe that this gives the group of migrants, accustomed to being represented by others, the opportunity to express themselves. --------------- Produced by Association of Creative Initiatives ę in 2013 as a part of a Doc Next Network in a frame of Poland.doc.This work is part of Doc Next Network media collection: docnextnetwork.org.