The "Romani Click" is a result of collaboration between two artists: Malgorzata Mirga-Tas and Marta Kotlarska. The editions of this participative project were implemented in Szaflary (2007), Nowy Sacz (2008), Czarny Dunajec, Czarna Gora and Krosnica (2009) Roma settlements as well as in London, with Roma refugees from Poland and Slovakia. The artists invited young Roma to arrange pinhole photo illustrations of Romani stories and tales written by a Roma poet Jan Mirga. Children prepared the tales’ scenery and took photos with hand-made pinhole cameras. Every project scene ended with a happening touching upon issues of lack of the dialogue between neighbouring communities. The temporary exhibition showing the works of Roma children was prepared and is still rented to everyone who wants to show it. Until now it was exhibited in over 30 venues in both Poland and the UK.
Malgorzata Mirga-Tas
Malgorzata is an artist and Roma activist from Poland. She was born into a Bergitka Roma family in 1978 and lives in Czarna Gora, a small Roma settlement in Podhale region. Since her graduation from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow (M.A in Fine Arts) she has been participating in various exhibitions throughout the country. She is a curator of the first exhibition of works by Roma artists in Poland, Romani Art.
Marta Kotlarska
Marta was born in 1977 in Poland. She has a background in Anthropology, Photography and Expirience Design. In her practice she reflects on issues of identity, nationality and social exclusion as well as ethnic and economic sustainability. She engages in art narration with those who may have little or no experience of art, including communities traditionally excluded from art participation and acts in spaces in which the art is absolutely not the priority. In 2010 she was awarded a Polish Ministry of Culture grant as an artist as well as becoming a Leadership Advance, Cultural Leadership Program associate.
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