The project was created in Warsaw during a six-month scholarship. I remember what the city looked like in the early 1990s, and I noticed how it changed. The city became colorful and multinational, with all kinds of cafes serving kebab and Vietnamese noodles. Formation of a contemporary city is influenced by inter-ethnical integration. Every person moving to another capital becomes part of the global history of this land.
It seems that Warsaw is overwhelmed by the past. I have never seen so many events focused on history, memories, and analysis of the past. History and memory live in each building, in each street. It seems that it’s forbidden to forget anything here; nobody will let this happen.
The story of each person’s life appears to be the history of an entire country. So, to get to know this city better, it’s enough to meet its people.
The project consists of archive pictures from family albums and offers a reflection about an ordinary person’s story becoming part of an integral, global narrative.
Published in ARHIVO (Issue 10/ autumn 2014)
