Dhá Theanga #4 / Justyna Cwojdzińska
A response to the 39th EVA International in Polish. Number #4 in the Dhá Theanga series of multi-language audio responses that explore a creative mediation to the artwork and thematics of Ireland’s Biennial of Contemporary Art.
To listen to the audio, click the play bar below or else click here to link to the audio page on Soundcloud.
” Moje wrażenia z tegorocznej edycji EVA International związane są z pracami trzech artystów: Eimear Walshe, Yane Calovski i Emily McFarland. Eimear w bardzo oryginalny sposób przedstawiła problem ziemi, własności, stosunku do niej i polityki z nią związanej, która ogranicza wolność jednostki do jej użytkowania. Yane Calovski swoją wystawą cofnął mnie w czasy mojego beztroskiego dzieciństwa, jak również wstrząsnął mnie swoimi minimalistycznymi, ale jakże potężnymi znaczeniowo hasłami. Emily McFarland, w serii filmów o polityce, ekologii i praktykach korporacyjnych dała mi dużo do myślenia nad postawą, którą człowiek przyjmuje w dzisiejszym świecie. Całość wystawy o tytule: „Little did they know” – „Jakże mało wiedzieli” ma dla mnie duże znaczenie w kontekście obecnej sytuacji na świecie, strachu, wspomnień, poczucia osamotnienia i bycia razem. Zapraszam Was do podróży w zakamarki swojej duszy z EVA International. ” – Justyna Cwojdzińska
Directed and Composed by Diarmuid McIntyre of Grey Heron Media featuring a reflection in Polish written and performed by Justyna Cwojdzińska. Sounds and music featured recorded by and copyright to Diarmuid McIntyre and Grey Heron Media including the Limerick Gospel Choir, the monks of Glenstal Abbey and St Mary’s Cathedral Choir.
Biographies
Justyna Cwojdzińska is a Polish native, theatre performer, cultural activist, founder and artistic director of Polish Arts Festival in Limerick. She made Limerick her home and strongly believes in integration and mutual understanding through the means of art. Her vision for Limerick is to challenge, optimise and showcase through arts the outstanding potential of artistic capabilities that exist within the Limerick communities.
Diarmuid McIntyre is the Creative Director of Grey Heron Media based in Kilfinane Co. Limerick. Diarmuid’s audio compositions have featured at the Venice Architecture Biennale, Town Hall Theatre, and been commissioned by festivals in Ireland, USA, UK and France. He has won Gold three times at the New York Radio Festival, as well as at the Association of International Broadcasters and the IMRO Radio Awards. His radio work regularly appears on RTE, BBC, CBC and NPR. Diarmuid is also the founder the Festival Director of the HearSay International Audio Arts Festival. www.greyheron.ie.
Grey Heron Media specialises in creative compelling audio storytelling for radio, podcast and beyond. They also explore the artistic and creative possibilities of the interplay of sound and story on specially commissioned audio pieces for performance in physical spaces and online.
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