Wilhelm Sasnal’s Transitional Images

In her article the author offers a reframing of the discussion of how communities productively deal with their troubled pasts. The case in question is that of the post-war Polish national community, and its refusal to face so-called dark sides or shameful episodes of the historical past. The author...

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Main Author: Katarzyna Bojarska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw 2020-01-01
Series:Miejsce
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Online Access:https://miejsce.asp.waw.pl/en/english-wilhelm-sasnals-transitional-images/
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Summary:In her article the author offers a reframing of the discussion of how communities productively deal with their troubled pasts. The case in question is that of the post-war Polish national community, and its refusal to face so-called dark sides or shameful episodes of the historical past. The author concentrates on Wilhelm Sasnals’ artworks which deal with this gloomy heritage and reinterprets them in light of Donald W. Winnicott’s concept of transitional objects (as transitional images) thus pointing towards new possibilities in finding ways out of both discursive, political and pedagogical impasses in collective memory in Poland.
ISSN:2450-1611
2956-4158