An exhibition of the new project "You are not alone/a", dubbed a post-pandemic séance for one viewer, is underway at BWA's Dizajn Gallery in Wroclaw. The séance is meant to bring reassurance to viewers during the ongoing pandemic. The installation has been placed in the vicinity of the Living Room - a place where one can come and relax and take a break from the hustle and bustle of the city.
BUCK.STUDIO is responsible for the design of Zyjnia, inspired by Lower Silesian sanatoriums. It is a place where one does not come to see something, but to experience something. You can read about the details of the project in the latest issue of A&B edited by the WXCA studio.
After watching five tutorials with a lot of Earth, Body, Water, Fire and Air, you'll get a souvenir from us, on which we'll put a few stamps as a token of our love. This séance was created out of the need to bring comfort to you and yourself during the pandemic.
Anka Herbut, excerpt from the text accompanying the exhibition
The installation "You are not alone/a" addresses the situation of recent isolation and is addressed to each viewer individually. In a special six-part show, an attempt will be made to work through the feeling of isolation. A set of exercises for self-exercise will be presented in a specially designed set by the Mossmoss plant studio.
These tools regulate the vagus nerve, responsible for feelings of safety and our social interactions. Their deficiency is felt during isolation ," explains the concept of the realization by its author, Wroclaw-based artist and VJ Okime Emiko.
The audience and viewers will be given tools for action to facilitate work with the breath, nervous system and emotional ecosystem of their own bodies
photo by Alicja Kielan
Spectators and viewers will be given tools for action to facilitate working with the breath, nervous system and emotional ecosystem of their own bodies - to make them feel at home and snuggle with themselves.
The source of the idea comes from personal experiences of isolation caused by the pandemic. I was helped by therapist Joanna Czarny's tips on how to self-touch to alleviate the effects of isolation: stress and feelings of anxiety. - Emiko says.
"You are not alone/" is adjacent to Zyjnia - a social space that serves as an urban spa in the Dizajn gallery. They are also accompanied by a daily quadraphonic broadcast - Radio Zyjnia - prepared in collaboration with Black Kite and Canti Spazzializati, immersed in the practice of deep listening.
The pandemic highlighted many of our vulnerabilities, especially the problem of loneliness and accessibility to public spaces. I wanted these themes to resonate in our "new normal," so we changed our program. The direction was born from our conversations with Emiko and Black Kite in the first weeks of the pandemic , " says Catherine Roj, gallery manager.
