Life Is Movement, Cinema Is Death – Polish Biological Films from WFO (2024)

Film program and introduction, New Horizons International Film Festival, Wrocław, Poland
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A curated program presenting archival “biological films” produced by the Educational Film Studio (WFO) in Łódź between the 1950s and 1970s.
The selection explored the aesthetic and philosophical paradox of cinema as both an instrument of life’s observation and death’s recording — a medium suspended between science, art, and metaphysics.
The accompanying lecture and essay framed these works within the posthumanist discourse of attention, care, and the visual ethics of observing nonhuman life.

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New Permanent Exhibition – Museum of Hunting and Horsemanship

Concept and curatorial framework for the transformation of the historical Museum of Hunting and Horsemanship into a new institution devoted to the cultural history of human–animal relations within the Łazienki Royal Museum (Warsaw, ongoing since 2023).

The project redefines the museum as a space of multispecies storytelling and ecological reflection.
Developed in collaboration with historians, designers, and artists, the exhibition narrative integrates archival film materials, contemporary art, and environmental humanities perspectives.

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Decolonising the Screen (2020)

Curated film program addressing colonial imaginaries in visual culture, exploring how experimental and essay films confront the visual legacies of empire and exploitation.

Cinema of Crises (2020)

Film program examining ecological, social, and technological crises through contemporary and archival works.

The Cinema of the Anthropocene (2018–2019)

A series connecting environmental philosophy with moving image practices, presenting films that challenge human-centered narratives of nature and progress.

Posthuman Cinema: How Experimental Films Learn to Show Animals (2018)

A curatorial essay in the form of a screening program, exploring animal representation and interspecies perception in avant-garde cinema.

Chris Marker. November Smells Like Red (2017)

Retrospective program dedicated to the poetic and political essay films of Chris Marker.

Research-Led Filmmaking: Artistic Practice as Method (2017)

Screening and discussion series exploring the intersections of artistic research, film practice, and theory.

New Hope: Contemporary Polish Cinema (2016)

A curatorial overview of emerging voices in Polish independent and experimental film.

KINO.NOC – Genre Film Night Series (2014–2019)

A long-running program combining popular and experimental cinema through themed nocturnal screenings.

Film Education Laboratory (since 2009)

Educational film program for high school students introducing analytical and creative approaches to the moving image.

Archive of the projects curated at CCA:
→ Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle – Film Department Archive