Det Warszawabaserade galleriet galeria niczeje presenterar verk av fyra polska konstnärer: Agata Lankamer, Adam Martyniak, Iza Roko och Krzyś Bykowski i sin monter på Supermarket Art Fair 2026. Deras konstnärliga praktiker kretsar kring ekologiskt tänkande, spekulativ filosofi och relationer mellan arter, med fokus på natur, materia och transformation. Deltagandet markerar galleriets första presentation på den internationella scenen.

Under Supermarket medverkar även performancekonstnärer från universitetet i Zielona Góra i Polen: Dawid Gelert, Dawid Pyskaty, Maja Massier, Nadia Ostrycharczyk och Natalia Pietrulewicz.

POLSKA KONSTNÄRER PÅ TALKS & PERFORMANCE STAGE

Torsdag, 23 april kl. 18.00 PERFORMANCE Exposed av Maja Massier

Duration: 15 min. Location: Offstage / All around the venue (starting point at the entrance)

The Great Gala is transformed into an intimate ritual of rest. I enter the public space dressed as if for a gala, with full makeup and a red carpet carried in my hands. At first, my presence suggests celebration, visibility and prestige. Gradually, however, the action shifts. I begin to unfold the red carpet, move it from place to place, test different locations, and search for the ‘right’ spot, as if preparing a stage – yet the preparation slowly becomes a bedtime routine. I start removing my makeup in the open space, allowing the glamorous appearance to dissolve. Wearing pajamas underneath, I transition from a public, performative body into a private, vulnerable one. The red carpet ceases to function as a symbol of success and instead becomes a substitute for a bed, a blanket and a shelter. I wrap myself in it, make myself comfortable and eventually lie down. The performance ends when I fall asleep.

Torsdag, 23 april kl. 18.30 PERFORMANCE Make Me av Dawid Gelert and Dawid Pyskaty, Presented by Diva Collective

Duration: 40 min. Location: Offstage / Near the Café

As an artistic collective, we attempt to carry out a long-term performance titled Make Me, intended to take place in various spaces and environments. It consists of marking out an area on the ground with silver tape where two people stand motionless, dressed in white underwear, looking directly into each other’s eyes. Between them there is a small table with lipsticks in different colors. The audience is invited inside and informed that the performance ends when they leave the marked space. Due to the lack of further action from the artists, the performance unfolds differently each time, making every piece in the series unique. The title highlights both meanings of ‘make me’: as in ‘create me’ and ‘force me’ – referring, among other things, to crossing boundaries and the effects of crowd behavior.

Fredag, 24 april, kl. 14.30 PERFORMANCE Unnamed av Nadia Ostrycharczyk,  Natalia Pietrulewicz and Dawid Gelert (PL), Presented by Diva Collective

Duration: 15 min. Location: Talks & Performance Stage

Our performance is one from the series where we use ambient, repetitiveness, organic-made sound and its real-time distortion as our medium. The soundscape we build is made of seemingly displeasing sound, but through the use of its recurrence it is transformed into more meditative, contemplative state.The highly engaging sounds such as cutlery against porcelain can cause outrage for one viewer, whereas for others its unchanging melody and rhythm feels relaxing. The theme of our performance series is to engage the audience and get their raw reactions and feelings by using sound and its distortion.

Fredag, 24 april, kl. 14.30 PERFORMANCE / INSTALLATION Building Blocks av Natalia Pietrulewicz (PL), Presented by Diva Collective

Duration: All day. Location: Near the Café

The performance is based on a simple, repetitive gesture: building a tower from wooden blocks. The structure is assembled, observed collapsing (potentially by someone), rebuilt, left unattended, returned to, assembled, observed collapsing, and rebuilt – over and over again. Visitors are not instructed in any way, yet they are free to approach, alter, dismantle, rebuild or ignore the structure. Regardless of what happens (through gravity or actions of others) I continue building and rebuilding, maintaining full focus on the blocks and not interacting with the audience. The performance focuses on perseverance, and the ability to sustain attention under unpredictable conditions. Rooted in childhood play, it invites us to reflect on everyday situations in which our ‘towers’ collapse and we must decide whether to rebuild them. The tower becomes a reflection of our fragile yet resilient being, shaped by perseverance, repetition, absence, and unpredictable social interaction

Fredag, 24 april, kl. 18.00 TALK How Not to Go Crazy as an Artist med Natalia Pietrulewicz (PL), Presented by Diva Collective

Duration: 30 min. Location: Talks & Performance Stage

Being an artist is often portrayed as freeing, joyful, and meaningful. It rarely gets described as overwhelming, exposing or exhausting. Yet for many of us, it may be exactly that. I have worked as a psychotherapist since 2017 and have spent hundreds of hours in my own therapy and self-development work. I believed this would prepare me well for most life challenges. What I did not anticipate were the psychological challenges of an artistic path. In this talk, I combine my professional background as a psychotherapist with my lived experience as an artist. I will share what I have personally tested on myself and what evidence-based psychotherapy and psychological research tell us about coping with what may pose common psychological challenges in artistic life. This is not a motivational talk. Instead, it is a grounded, honest, and practical reflection on how to stay well while pursuing your calling. Hopefully, with a little bit of humor. I’ll focus on a couple of potentially problematic themes in artistic lives (such as shame and self-criticism or emotional exposure) and offer my audience some practical takeaways.

Söndag, 26 april, kl. 14.00 TALK Why We Cannot Afford Not to Do Participatory Art med Natalia Pietrulewicz (PL), Presented by Diva Collective

Duration: 30 min. Location: Talks & Performance Stage

Participatory art challenges the idea of art as something produced solely by artists and consumed by an exclusive audience. Instead, it treats art as a shared process, shaped through presence, interaction, and both collective and individual experience. This talk argues that in today’s world we cannot keep art exclusive and isolated: for the benefit of both artists and society. Drawing on selected artistic practices and through a psychological lens, I explore participatory art as a way to reopen art to inclusion and lived experience. Rather than offering fixed answers, the talk invites reflection on how participatory art can restore art’s relevance and agency.

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Polska institutet i Stockholm har deltagit i konstmässan Supermarket Art Fair under flera år och stöttat unga, oberoende polska konstnärer. Samarbetet med arrangörerna har alltid varit mycket gott. I likhet med den ukrainska gallerin som deltar i årets mässa hade vi inte tidigare kännedom om att ett kollektiv från Samara i Ryssland skulle medverka. Att stödja Ukraina i dess försvar är en av de viktigaste uppgifterna för Polska institutet i Stockholm, och inom vårt program genomför vi många insatser som bidrar till detta mål, såsom vårt långsiktiga engagemang i festivalen Ukraine Vision.