Sunday, 22 March at 2 pm will the artists Weronika Balcerak and Lukas Bury Receive visitors and talk about their work at the exhibition. Honest individuals, together with Holmar Holm, another curator.

The exhibition revolves around the long-standing and little-discussed relationship between Poland and Iceland throughout history – which began with trade long before Poles became the largest group of immigrants in Iceland. The artists work with media such as embroidery, video and painting, but by combining historical sources with reflections on life in the present moment, they place these cultural connections in a new context. The exhibition thus sheds light on how everyday objects, labour and economic ties have influenced Iceland and Poland for almost a century – and paints a picture of a relationship that began long before modern migration and continues to shape both countries to this day.

Lukas Bury (b. 1991) and Weronika Balcerak (b. 1996) form the artist duo East Icelanders. The name has a historical reference to the West Icelanders, who in their time emigrated across the ocean and began a new life. Questions are thus raised about arriving in a new land, settling and belonging. They build upon long-term processes where the processing and the context itself are interwoven, and personal experience meets historical references. Their works are characterised by a considered choice of materials and a connection to place, focusing on how meaning is created through presence, repetition, and shared space.

Free admission – all are welcome.