Poland

Milena

Age 53

Photo: ???

Milena told:

What do we have here, such elements as a bird flying away, which is however attached to a spool, which is simultaneously a sundial, and this spool grows from roots. And birds also sit in the roots, and a rainbow frame is indicated. This flying bird symbolizes, in my intention, freedom, but it's such freedom that's connected with the parameter of time, which connects past with future, and the rainbow frame is simply a rainbow frame, meaning showing that I as a person live in the context of homosexuality. (...) When I created this work, joy and hope accompanied me, that I look into the future with hope. I try to maintain good spirits. I try, because good spirits accompany me naturally and I rather try to focus on that. Of course I'm a conscious person. I'm aware of the passage of time and transience, and illnesses, and limitations, and various unfavorable circumstances, I'm aware of this, of course, but I try not to live by it (...). I think that if I live normally, I still have ten twenty thirty years of life ahead of me and I'd like it to be good, healthy, conscious life and I hope it will be."

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