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A-P-P LECTURE on protest culture and A-P-P’s work and value
October 2, 6:30 PM
How images of protest become a real civic force: The Archive of Public Protests discusses photography as a tool for community, rights, and democracy. The Archive of Public Protests (A–P–P) is a collective founded in Warsaw in 2019 that brings together photography, social activism, and local initiatives. In 2020 they published the “Strike Newspaper”—seven themed issues with slogans, testimonies, and images from protests for reproductive rights, climate, LGBTQ+ rights, refugees, and the war in Ukraine; 13,000 copies reached protesters across Europe. The lecture will cover how a living archive of protests is created, how images shape public space, and how anyone can contribute.
Karolina Gembara is a photographer and researcher whose work revolves around themes such as home, belonging, migration, changing landscapes, and identities. Her recent focus has been on the political situation in her home country. She uses photography as both a tool and a pretext for collaboration, fostering creative processes. In 2013, she published her debut book “Fitting Rooms,” which examines the role of women in her generation. Between 2009 and 2016, Karolina was based in India, where she produced her second book “When We Lie Down, Grasses Grow From Us,” exploring the migratory experience (published by GOST Books in 2019). In recent years, she has initiated and completed several participatory projects involving refugees in her home country. Karolina collaborates with the Archive of Public Protest and is a member of Sputnik Photos. She is currently working on her PhD dissertation, which centres around the subjective narratives of historical migrations. She divides her time between Berlin and Warsaw.