BWA 1980: Saved / Forgotten poster

Published August 16, 2023
Contributed by Gosia Macioch


Gosia Macioch, Studio Spectro. License: All Rights Reserved.


The exhibition BWA 1980: Saved / Forgotten recalls the fire at the pavilion of the Bureau of Artistic Exhibitions (the predecessor of the State Art Gallery) which occurred on April 14, 1980. As a result of the fire, the headquarters of the gallery was destroyed. The fire also consumed a significant part of the collection. The scale of loss was, unfortunately, enormous, and 280 works of art – paintings, prints, sculptures by well-known artists from Pomerania – were lost.

The design of the poster, set in Area, is a metaphorical reminder of how easy it is for us to forget certain things and how our minds can be deceitful in what we remember and what we forget. This paradox is symbolized by the rotated shape of the brain and the non-linear letters of the exhibition title.




Gosia Macioch, Studio Spectro. License: All Rights Reserved.


Gosia Macioch, Studio Spectro. License: All Rights Reserved.


Gosia Macioch, Studio Spectro. License: All Rights Reserved.


Gosia Macioch, Studio Spectro. License: All Rights Reserved.


Gosia Macioch, Studio Spectro. License: All Rights Reserved.

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