Katarzyna Biwald, 2020/2021, selected photographs, audio installation, 2021
Like Józio, I crossed the doorstep of my school in my adult life again. I tried to take an objective look at the secondary school reality and bring out its essence, contrary to the current pandemic. Despite the absence of pupils, the benches are still marked with the same hieroglyphs and walls are decorated with flags and emblems. Teenage gossip girls have been replaced with cloakroom attendants and cleaning ladies. Teachers are present every day, and the floor creaks under their weight. Initially I sought absence and checked how places intended for young people suffered; it turned out that the silence had filled up with new conversations.
