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CONNECTIONS is an exhibition summarizing the international research project Welcoming Spaces, the main objective of which was to visualize migration and the development of 5 cities in Europe:
Camini, Italy
Altenburg, Germany
Talayuela, Spain
Łomża, Poland
Bedum, Netherlands

The project attempts to address the struggles of shrinking cities and their potential transformation into attractive and more open places for migrants. The research was carried out in 2022 in the form of workshops in which residents of selected locations documented friendly and unfriendly places using photography.
The project used the photovoice visual research method, where participants' task was to photograph such places and then discuss them to raise awareness of the problems a city may face. This method allowed the local community to capture such places and consider how they could be improved in the future. Additionally, each person drew a mental map of the city using 5 colors associated with emotions, which helped justify the choice of photos.

Our academy participated in the project as a partner during the workshop edition in Łomża, technically supporting the research group from SGH. Joel Hauck, along with a group of students from the Faculty of New Media Arts, helped organize the cameras and conducted a basic photography training for the residents participating in the project. The students also assisted with translating statements made by non-Polish-speaking participants.

Exhibition at PJAIT: 20.03–14.04.2023

Exhibition design:
Joel Hauck

Exhibition printing:
Cerasus

Project coordination:
Melissa Moralli
Bianca Szytniewski

Project partners:
Utrecht University, University of Bologna, University of A Coruña, University of Siegen, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, University of Warsaw, and Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology. 

PJAIT:
Joel Hauck
Kamila Różańska
Viktoriia Kaminska
Ivan Tsimchyshyn
Dzmitry Pisarchyk

SGH:
Marta Pachocka
Joanna Popławska
Dominik Wach

More information: https://www.welcomingspaces.eu/


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