Żmijewski: Make Up

IFFR 2018

A group of deaf-mute students sings mass at a church in Warsaw. The students cannot hear themselves or each other, but music is music.

Deep Focus

Artur Żmijewski

Singing Lesson 1

A man with a physical disability steps with the greatest difficulty through a still decor made up of light and shadow. Part of the series <strong>The Collection </strong>(2016).

The Collection: Roman

Quiet observation of a physically handicapped woman reveals that effortless movement isn’t always a given. Element of the multi-part <strong>The Collection</strong> (2016).

The Collection: Katarzyna

At Żmijewski and Paweł Althamer’s request, a group of artists design an exhibition about the human body. A homage to art school.

At Żmijewski and Paweł Althamer&rsquo;s invitation a group of artists fills a few rooms at the Warsaw art school. All the works take the human body, that indispensable theme for any art education, as their point of departure. Past and future meet when Żmijewski's former professor joins the group. A homage to art school.