8 portraits of Polish women who also have Jewish roots. Apart from the portrait, as a supplement there is also an embroidered quote from the heroine's statement. Her life motto or the essence of how she experiences her duality. I used blue threads to embroider the portraits and texts - characteristic for Jewish culture.
Natalia Gebert, "This piece of me is constantly looking for a patchwork space between the head, heart and soul", embroidery on cotton, 90x70 cm
Alicja Beryt, “Jewishness is neither fault nor merit. It is a continuous work, but also a great joy.", embroidery on cotton, 90x70 cm
Monika Gluska-Durenkampf, “I'm always looking for stories lost in time and space. People who have passed away, but also those living, refugees, excluded, without a home", embroidery on cotton, 90x70 cm
Wanda Żółcińska, “My family is secrets, silences, fairy tales. As if it had no past, as if it began after the war", embroidery on cotton, 90x70 cm
Katarzyna Nazarewicz, "The more I look for them, the more I don't find them", embroidery on cotton, 90x70 cm
Ewa Ostrzeszewicz, „I didn’t talk to my mother about my jewish roots. I regret it very much”, embroidery on cotton, 90x70 cm
Dorota Abbe, "For now, I have decided to live", embroidery on cotton, 90x70 cm
Maryla Musidłowska, “I have the feeling that I am about to hit the road. I am a wanderer without travel", embroidery on cotton, 90x70 cm