#piotr bondarczyk

[polish-art-tournament]

photography round 1 poll 8

Verneille, Trinidad | Silesia costume from the Borders|Granice project by Piotr Sikora and Piotr Bondarczyk, c. 2007:

submitted description: it shows a black woman in a traditional Silesian costume

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Her#9_out of the dark hallway from the Top-model made in Poland series by Viola Kuś, 2007

submitted description: a woman in a folk costume sits in front of a house

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[songs-of-the-east]

Folake, an immigrant to Poland from Nigeria in a traditional Polish folk costume from Opoczno region

An excerpt from the Borders art project by Piotr Sikora and Piotr Bondarczyk

[abbie-a-aaronson]

Polish Artists Create Scenes With Folk Costumes And Immigrants In Context Of Contemporary Multi-Ethnicity

Polish photographer Piotr Sikora decided to collaborate with a Polish artist Piotr Bondarczyk on a project that is trying to depict traditional Polish folk costumes in a context of contemporary multi-ethnicity and all the issues that come on the topic. The project tries to deal with political and ethnic changes that happen in Polish society after being almost completely homogeneous country as a result of the second World War and era of Communism. During communism country was a closed socialist country and there was little touch with other nations and cultures besides the Soviet ones, unlike today when Poles are reaching into the world and opening up as the artist claims.

(via Slavorum)

[scandiblr]

Immigrants wearing Polish folk costumes?

Polish photographer Piotr Sikora decided to collaborate with a Polish artist Piotr Bondarczyk on a project that is trying to depict traditional Polish folk costumes in a context of contemporary multi-ethnicity and all the issues that come on the topic. The project tries to deal with political and ethnic changes that happen in Polish society after being almost completely homogeneous country as a result of the second World War and era of Communism. During communism country was a closed socialist country and there was little touch with other nations and cultures besides the Soviet ones, unlike today when Poles are reaching into the world and opening up as the artist claims. What they try to show is what Polish culture might have looked like if there was no WW2 and era of communism, or are they trying to show how Polish folk will look like in future. It is obviously an art that will provoke a lot of discussions (source)

Leandro, Italy, Nowy Sącz costume

Jose, Puerto Rico, Kraków costume

Verneille, Trinidad, Silesia costume

Umi, Korea, East Kraków costume

Maya, Algeria, Nowy Sącz costume

Chris, Saint Lucia, Opoczno costume

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People are going nuts over this, saying how this is not right and how it would have been cultural appropriation if it was whites wearing costumes of African tribes, and you know what? As a Slav, I don’t mind this at all because everything was done correctly. They didn’t ruin costumes in any way! Look at this:

Now these costumes are ruined, and it’s their own tradition! 

As long as you do your research and wear costumes correctly, it is NOT cultural appropriation in any way! I really wish to hear more opinions from tumblr community, so please, reblog and leave a comment

[polish-art-tournament]

photography round 2 poll 6

Verneille, Trinidad | Silesia costume from the Borders|Granice project by Piotr Sikora and Piotr Bondarczyk, c. 2007:

submitted description: it shows a black woman in a traditional Silesian costume

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Slavic Bestiary: Krakowiak by Magda Kuca, 2018:

submitted description: the photo shows a folk costume but instead of a head of a person there are dry twigs peaking out from the shirt

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