miharin “(I)mages”

In the first project of the second edition of “We Queer Lublin”, we would like to show you a perspective you have never seen before, namely Lublin’s queer through the lesbian’s eyes.

Exhibition opening:
When: 24/11/2023 (Friday), 6:00 p.m.
Where: Azyl Library in Galeria Labirynt, ul. Lipowa 13, Lublin (entrance from ul. Ofiar Katynia)
Accessibility: The exhibition is held on the ground floor in a space free from architectural barriers. No English interpretation of the opening.
Exhibition on display: until 31/12/2023 (Tue–Sat 1:00–6:00 p.m.)
Admission: free.

When journaling and note writing advised by a female psychologist had not been enough, miharin reached for something on hand in order to vent her thoughts and emotions. She started creating collage images, the chaotic and sometimes messy ones, that resembled what was going on in her head.

miharin (and paper) will accept everything: from gossip magazines from the newsagent’s at the grandma’s block of flats through old tattoo magazines, recovered “BRAVO” magazines, queer quarterlies (most often “Replika”), monthlies of medical chambers to drug packages and leaflets, forgotten sketches, battered books and many other different elements that can be glued with a glue stick to colourful cardboard. The more rubbish, the better! iharin appreciates the most the one that someone gave her. Alright, sometimes there will be colourful tapes here and there bought in a stationery shop because they are simply adorable. In miharin’s art Zero Waste is important – giving rubbish the second, artistic life and using the smallest amount of newly produced material possible.

„(I)mages” is a collection of thoughts and emotions that accompanied miharin over the past three years, she deals with experiencing her identity as a queer person and lesbian, romantic relationships between women as well as the ups and downs of mental health.

miharin (she/her) – born in 2000 in Lublin, a fan of women and femininity, especially the excessive one. She derives inspiration to create most often from the Moon, her own body and mind as well as artists she meets on her way. She likes wearing irregularly shaped pearls and thinks that sunrises are far more romantic than sunsets.

The “Queerujemy Lublin” project is funded by the European Cultural Foundation within “The Europe Challenge 2022–2023” programme.