„Ściana mówi – Głosy niesłyszanych” / „The Wall Speaks – Voices of the Unheard”

„Ściana mówi – Głosy niesłyszanych” / „The Wall Speaks – Voices of the Unheard” is an interactive multimedia exhibition that, through large-format photography, artifacts and a video installation, presents accounts of Poles – witnesses of World War II who, as a result of warfare as well as the hostility of the communist authorities in People’s Poland, remained in exile or decided to emigrate to the United States. The exhibition allows viewers to interact with its material (by touching the artifacts, controlling the video installation) and encourages viewers to engage by assembling stories on the bricks that make up the contemporary “wall.”
One of the exhibition’s goals is to build bridges between the experiences of Polish children and young people affected by World War II and contemporary American and Polish viewers. The installation opens a space of public expression for immigrants, dyslexics, abused children, women victims of violence, members of ethnic and religious minorities – those who today feel voiceless, humiliated and marginalized.
Viewers of the exhibition are invited to participate in the artistic performance and can directly influence the content and appearance of the exhibition.

The installation „Ściana mówi – Głosy niesłyszanych” / „The Wall Speaks – Voices of the Unheard”, although the narrative layer focuses on the fate of Polish children and adolescents affected by Nazi and Soviet occupation during World War II, is a universal story of suffering and exclusion. “The Wall Speaks…” focuses on the experiences of ordinary people thrown into the inexorable cogs of the war machine. The installation focuses on the universal human experience of suffering, powerlessness in the face of discrimination, prejudice. By recounting the extreme experiences of World War II, seen through the eyes of children, young people, the artist gives voice to those whom society refuses to listen to: those suffering, experiencing hatred, aggression due to their own otherness, victims of a great history and human pettiness. Listening to the voices of suffering people, the artist returns their dignity, cleanses their memory, builds bridges over stereotypes and prejudices.
Wojtek Sawa – artist-artist, multimedia artist, film director, screenwriter. He was born in Poland. At the age of 11 he emigrated with his parents to the United States, where he settled permanently. He has worked with theater, television theater and radio. He is an interdisciplinary artist. Since 2003, he has been creating modern, interactive multimedia installations that draw new boundaries between art, performance and social action. He is the originator and creator of the project “The Wall Speaks – Voices of the Inaudible”, which brought him international recognition