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In many of his works, Grzegorz Klaman refers to the current changes to employment regulations, the erosion of the myth of Solidarity and alternative historical narratives. It deals with the effects of the Polish transformation, the pros and cons of modernization, economic exclusion and various ideas regarding the future of post-industrial regions.

In Solidarity Guerilla, the artist tells a story about a hypothetical anarchist quasi-terrorist organization that could arise in Silesia as a result of a rebellion against the methods of privatization of large industry, restructuring and closing down mines, and finally the way in which the entire area – workplaces and post-industrial cities – was destroyed. Klaman creates a vision of a revolt that might arise in the coming years. He derived his idea from observing current events in Silesia, supported by the memory of the experiences of Great Britain, where, as a result of Margaret Thatcher's actions in 1985, nearly two hundred and thirty thousand miners lost their jobs, one hundred and sixty coal mines were closed down, and the rest were privatized.

  • Object type:
    photograph (digital print C-Type, Hahnemuehle, dibond)
  • Year:
    2016
  • Dimensions:
    78 x 196 cm
  • inv. no.:
    MNG/NOMUS/55/D/2
  • Własność:
    Artist's deposit in the collection of the National Museum in Gdańsk (NOMUS / New Art Museum)
  • Object type:
    photograph (digital print C-Type, Hahnemuehle, dibond)
  • Year:
    2016
  • Dimensions:
    78 x 196 cm
  • inv. no.:
    MNG/NOMUS/55/D/2
  • Własność:
    Artist's deposit in the collection of the National Museum in Gdańsk (NOMUS / New Art Museum)

In many of his works, Grzegorz Klaman refers to the current changes to employment regulations, the erosion of the myth of Solidarity and alternative historical narratives. It deals with the effects of the Polish transformation, the pros and cons of modernization, economic exclusion and various ideas regarding the future of post-industrial regions.

In Solidarity Guerilla, the artist tells a story about a hypothetical anarchist quasi-terrorist organization that could arise in Silesia as a result of a rebellion against the methods of privatization of large industry, restructuring and closing down mines, and finally the way in which the entire area – workplaces and post-industrial cities – was destroyed. Klaman creates a vision of a revolt that might arise in the coming years. He derived his idea from observing current events in Silesia, supported by the memory of the experiences of Great Britain, where, as a result of Margaret Thatcher's actions in 1985, nearly two hundred and thirty thousand miners lost their jobs, one hundred and sixty coal mines were closed down, and the rest were privatized.

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