Niebezpieczeństwa wyzwolonych spojrzeń. Obrazy macierzyństwa „Urodzonej w Berlinie” Joanny Rajkowskiej
The Dangers of Liberated Gazes. Images of Motherhood in Joanna Rajkowska’s “Born in Berlin”

Author(s): Matylda Szewczyk
Subject(s): Media studies, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Instytut Sztuki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Joanna Rajkowska; "Born in Berlin"; images of motherhood
Summary/Abstract: The author analyses Joanna Rajkowska’s art project “Born in Berlin” (2012), which consists of multimedia and multidimensional narration about the birth of the artist’s daughter, Rosa, in the German’s capital. The article reflects on the question of images of motherhood – both those present in Rajkowska’s project and those functioning within our culture – and the way the artist confronts images, with special attention being paid to the images of Berlin. The challenges faced by the artist, such as the story of her own pregnancy and labour and the life of her newly born child, are also discussed.

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