Pamoja Press
We publish the quarterly magazine "Empiria," dedicated to contemporary Polish art as well as social, cultural, and educational issues. Each edition features articles, interviews, and essays from artists, educators, and academics from around the world. From the beginning, we have addressed the topic of decolonization and have worked on collaborative initiatives in Kenya, Haiti, and Indonesia, offering insights into global inequalities and the connections between post-socialist Eastern Europe and the Global South. Recently, we have expanded our thematic focus to include an ecofeminist line, particularly exploring hydrofeminism, which examines the relationship between water, the environment, and gender equality.
In June 2018, the critic Agata Pyzik came there to write a classic guide to the exhibition. Instead, a monumental (over 300 pages), although small, book was created, divided into two parts. One is a dissertation on the topics discussed at the Fuerteventura exhibition: violence, racism, surveillance, eugenics in the context of the crises of recent years, where they manifest themselves with particular acuteness: refugee and climate, to which the COVID-19 epidemic added an epilogue. The second is a personal, autobiographical essay by Pyzik about her relationship with traveling and a therapeutic journey through travel and film memories. The book is accompanied by several dozen photos and collages by Pyzik, which were created in close cooperation with Marta Lissowska, an artist, graphic designer and author of the entire visual concept of the book.
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