Poland

Dagmara

Age 60

Photo: ???

Dagmara told:

I wanted it to be like a frame from a film and these ailments that I found in some magazine for retired people, for them to be that starting point. I cut out some sickly Moomin-like grandmother, in a wheelchair with tea, and that was probably the lowest point in my vision of old age. Such a vision of myself as gradually losing power in my legs, control over my body in general, and such a feeling of a spiral sucking me down. And then I thought that we don't control what our bodies do with us. But that it actually depends on me how I'll describe my further life, because even if I'll be in a wheelchair someday or go blind, well it depends on me whether I'll be able to derive pleasure from this life or not, and it's not at all said that there isn't some solace further on. Hence these quite naive and idyllic Moomin pictures and a sunny day (...). I'd like to imagine this old age as a time when it will be lighter for me, not heavier. I'm a working person, often working all the time, on weekends, at night, and I think that somewhere I'd like to visualize myself managing my own time."

About the project in Poland

Art educator Monika Mizielińska facilitated creative workshops where participants explored queer aging through artistic expression. Using materials provided on-site, they created diverse artworks reflecting their visions, hopes, and concerns about the future.

Contact

Linn Sandberg

Project investigator

linn.sandberg@sh.se

Contact

Linn Sandberg

Project investigator

linn.sandberg@sh.se

Contact

Linn Sandberg

Project investigator

linn.sandberg@sh.se

Contact

Linn Sandberg

Project investigator

linn.sandberg@sh.se