Mediating the Otherworld in Polish Folklore: A Cognitive Linguistic Perspective

About the project

Arts of the Working Class looks forward to encountering both the local art scene and the urban disparities surrounding such entities, which ultimately inspires their existence. This afternoon get-together will be composed of a lecture-performance by Justina Los to moisten our rusty hearts, a mix of local and international food and drinks to fill immaterial basic needs, and a micro-panel who will reflect on the cities growth and change under the spell of capitalism and the re-politicization of the arts.

Issue 8: Beyond the Metaphysics of the West, deals with old and new forms of imperialism, structural poverty, and Europe's ambivalent role in the global context. Each boundary draws a line of demarcation that includes and excludes equally: it defines us, the space of the familiar, in solidarity, and the other, occupying the space of the stranger and indifference.

Justina Los´ “Metaphysical Baywatch” will explore how our nonphysical boundaries are floating in between the cultural and economical realms of the European societal patchwork. Is spirituality still reliable? Are the anthropomorphic gods still going to guide us out of the raging floods of intransigent thought pattern? Illustrated by Instagram Wisdoms, this lecture will try to uncover and analyze our deep, dark, and flourishing existential (white supremacist) needs and of visions today.

After having some Cabbage, Cake and Drinks we would like to look back at the past decades and question the paths in which the arts currently navigate, and what determinations should be avoided and which should be pursued. This open micro-panel wants to revise the structural instruments and developments that have shaped the role of Art in the City from a practical perspective, making space to redefine. Everyone is invited to let their guts put a spell on us (słuchajmy brzuchem a śpiewajmy uchem).