{"id":12331,"date":"2026-05-11T10:46:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T08:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/berlin\/?p=12331"},"modified":"2026-05-11T12:07:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:07:02","slug":"the-house-of-orion-julia-fiedorczuk-and-alexandra-grant-in-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/berlin\/2026\/05\/11\/the-house-of-orion-julia-fiedorczuk-and-alexandra-grant-in-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"The House of Orion: Julia Fiedorczuk and Alexandra Grant in conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:349e79b4-c994-4660-9787-c176aa8a4a2c-2\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-6\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"acc4b2c4-254a-493b-a81d-07d6e8cfa927\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"175\" data-end=\"535\">As part of the accompanying programme to the exhibition <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Iliggocene \u2013 The Age of Dizziness<\/span><\/span> at <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">KINDL \u2013 Zentrum f\u00fcr zeitgen\u00f6ssische Kunst<\/span><\/span>, writer and poet <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Julia Fiedorczuk<\/span><\/span> and artist <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Alexandra Grant<\/span><\/span> come together for a conversation about literature, visual art, ecology, and collaboration across disciplines and borders.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"537\" data-end=\"927\">The discussion will focus on the artists\u2019 recent collaborations, including Grant\u2019s interpretation of selected passages from Fiedorczuk\u2019s novel <em data-start=\"680\" data-end=\"700\">The House of Orion<\/em> in her painting <em data-start=\"717\" data-end=\"726\">Mintaka<\/em>, currently presented within the exhibition <em data-start=\"770\" data-end=\"805\">Iliggocene \u2013 The Age of Dizziness<\/em>. The conversation will also offer insight into two upcoming publishing projects developed together with X Artists\u2019 Books.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"929\" data-end=\"1154\">Rooted in a shared commitment to women\u2019s rights, social and environmental justice, and transnational dialogue, the evening explores how artistic and literary practices can respond to the urgencies of the contemporary world.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1156\" data-end=\"1333\">More information about the exhibition <em data-start=\"1194\" data-end=\"1229\">Iliggocene \u2013 The Age of Dizziness<\/em>:<br data-start=\"1230\" data-end=\"1233\" \/><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kindl-berlin.de\/ausstellungen\/iliggocene\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1233\" data-end=\"1333\">KINDL Exhibition Page<\/a><br \/><br \/>Event in English<br data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"161\" \/>Free entry<br \/><br \/><\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"974k6y\" data-start=\"1335\" data-end=\"1357\">About the speakers<\/h3>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"1y9zf97\" data-start=\"1359\" data-end=\"1400\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Julia Fiedorczuk<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_12353\" style=\"width: 205px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12353\" class=\"wp-image-12353 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Zrzut-ekranu-2026-05-07-171331-195x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Zrzut-ekranu-2026-05-07-171331-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Zrzut-ekranu-2026-05-07-171331.png 417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Julia Fiedorczuk by Albert Zawada<\/p><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1401\" data-end=\"1826\">Julia Fiedorczuk is a writer, poet, translator, and professor at the University of Warsaw. Her work explores the relationship between human beings and their planetary environments and emphasises the world-making power of literature. She is the author of novels, short story collections, poetry volumes, and essays, including <em data-start=\"1726\" data-end=\"1746\">The House of Orion<\/em>, <em data-start=\"1748\" data-end=\"1763\">Under the Sun<\/em>, and <em data-start=\"1769\" data-end=\"1823\">A Cyborg in the Garden: Introduction to Ecocriticism<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1828\" data-end=\"2097\">Fiedorczuk is the recipient of the Wis\u0142awa Szymborska Prize and has been nominated for the Nike Literary Award and the Julian Tuwim Lifetime Achievement Award. Her works have been translated into more than twenty languages and presented at literary festivals worldwide.<\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"9cpu57\" data-start=\"2099\" data-end=\"2142\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Alexandra Grant<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_12354\" style=\"width: 206px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12354\" class=\"wp-image-12354 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Zrzut-ekranu-2026-05-07-171725-196x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Zrzut-ekranu-2026-05-07-171725-196x300.png 196w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Zrzut-ekranu-2026-05-07-171725.png 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alexandra Grant by Ryan Doyle<\/p><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"2143\" data-end=\"2774\">Alexandra Grant is a Los Angeles-based artist who, through an exploration of the use of text and language across various media \u2014 including painting, drawing, sculpture, film, and photography \u2014 probes ideas of translation, identity, dis\/location, and social responsibility. Grant frequently collaborates with artists, writers, and philosophers, often developing intricate paintings and sculptures inspired by specially commissioned texts. Her collaborators have included author Michael Joyce, actor <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Keanu Reeves<\/span><\/span>, artist Channing Hansen, and philosopher <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Cixous<\/span><\/span>, among others. Having spent significant parts of her childhood and adolescence living in Mexico, France, and Spain, Grant\u2019s artistic practice is shaped by questions such as: How do the languages we speak and the images we see shape the way we think and exchange ideas? And how can artists and writers contribute to culture in an increasingly technology-driven world?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12355\" style=\"width: 920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12355\" class=\"wp-image-12355 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Zrzut-ekranu-2026-05-07-171801.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"910\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Zrzut-ekranu-2026-05-07-171801.png 910w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Zrzut-ekranu-2026-05-07-171801-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Zrzut-ekranu-2026-05-07-171801-768x511.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credits: Alexandra Grant,\u00a0Mintaka, (after Julia Fiedorczuk\u2019s \u201cThe House of Orion\u201d),\u00a02026.\u00a0Silkscreen, acrylic paint, acrylic ink, sumi ink on paper. 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