Madland - polskaDOC

Rafał Janicki, 2012 | Towarzystwo Inicjatyw Twórczych "ę" (Poland)

Świrlandia (English: Madland) is where I come from. It’s a small town in eastern Poland. Two huge factories, one old cinema, a famous psychiatric institution and an historic market square always empty after 6 p.m. It was called a mad town for as long as I can remember. It was an end of the world that I always wanted to leave. Through photography I am trying to discover my town from a migrant’s perspective. I meet old friends who returned after graduation and inhabitants who have never left for a longer while. I watch the town landscape and try to bring back my memories of that place. I try to imagine how my life would look like if I decided to come back. --------------- 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.