PUBLIC MOVEMENT „ONE DAY”

PUBLIC MOVEMENT

ONE DAY

Białystok: First Station West

13 May 2022; 12:00 am – 9:00 pm; Bialystok
The main part of the event will take place from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. on the west side of Kosciuszko Square.

A new fire inscription of the word Wrażliwość (Vulnerability) is introduced to the epic Monument of the Heroes. A group of people exercises choreographies of resistance and solidarity as they conduct a role-play of policemen and protesters. A living sculpture made of human bodies moving in slow motion, depicting the ever-changing images of our social history. 60 kilos of soil brought from the Białowieża Forest, are being placed in the heart of Bialystok city. A large public gathering of people training evacuation, carrying each other’s weight, protecting and controlling the body of a stranger.

On May 13th, 2022, Public Movement will present a full-day action in Białystok. It will consist of a 12 hours series of performances, interventions, and demonstrations, activating the historical axis of the city center. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, the opening of the Polish borders, and the new refugee condition might be an opportunity to imagine a new social and political order in Poland. Białystok’s recent polar struggles over values of conservativity, resonate with the conflicting narratives of remembrance, and the use of violence as a means of oppression. Public space, with all it contains and excludes, is a reflection of the society residing in it. In One Day, Białystok will perform an alternative political self in the streets; an arena of ever-changing ideologies and contradictory voices. A series of performances will emphasize and activate the fracture embodied in the city and will introduce new sites for commemoration and exercise of citizenship.

Time Table of the Day:

12:00 – 15:00 Location: Central Park (under the Monument to the Heroes)

Wrażliwość Preparation of a fire inscription, collective working session.

16:00 – 16:30 Location: Kościuszko Square (east)

Living Monuments An ephemeral choreographic sculpture for the city.

17:00 – 17:30 Location: John Pawła II Square

Wreath An open exercise in choreography of resistance with Bialystok inhabitants.

19:00 – 20:00 Location: Kościuszko Square (west)

Emergency Routine A collective physical and mental practice of evacuation.

20:30 – 21:00 Location: Square in front of Kino Ton

Wrażliwość Lighting the fire inscription, a gathering moment.

Co-conceptual by: Nir Shauloff and Dana Yahalomi

Public Movement Members: Maayan Choresh, Avshalom Latucha, Gali Libraider, Meshi Olinky, Yaniv Segal

Music: Yoni SIlver

Public Movement Studio Manager: Yaelle Ben-Ami

Thank you: Lihi Levy, Katarzyna Sztop-Rutkowska, Katarzyna Czeczot, Ośrodek Badań nad Migracjami Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego (Kamila Fiałkowska, Ignacy Jóźwiak), Natalia Judzińska (Instytutu Slawistyki PAN), Marta Pietrusińska (Wydział Socjologii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego), Dariusz Szada-Borzyszkowski, Paweł Stankiewicz, Klub Przewodników Turystycznych PTTK w Białymstoku (Ewa Witkowska, Izabela Szymańska)

Curator: Katarzyna Różniak

Emergency Routine (2019) is a commission by Public Art Agency Sweden.

Production and coordination: Arsenal Gallery Team.

The action is part of the project Gdy słońce jest nisko – cienie są długie/ When The Sun Is Low – The Shadows Are Long/ Калі сонца нізка – цені доўгія.