MEDIATHEK

IDEA: Laura Palmer Foun­da­tion oper­ates on the verge of fic­tion and real­ity. Bor­row­ing its name from the char­ac­ter whose cen­tral absence orga­nizes the action of David Lynch’s movie Twin Peaks, the label pro­duces actions that exam­ine social and polit­i­cal agen­das, con­cep­tual exhi­bi­tions, par­tic­i­pa­tion events, staged sit­u­a­tions and per­for­mances. Incor­po­rat­ing real life, polit­i­cal real­ity and fic­tious or staged events, con­fronting expe­ri­ence and its rep­re­sen­ta­tion, Laura Palmer Foun­da­tion exam­ines the for­mats of curat­ing, art and activist prac­tice. ORGAN­I­SA­TION: Laura Palmer Foun­da­tion is an inde­pen­dent, non-​profit label and was cre­ated in 2007 by Joanna Warsza as a platform for her projects. Many of them resulted from con­ver­sa­tions with Agnieszka Kurant (artist), Janek Sowa (soci­ol­o­gist, activist), and Rene Wawrzkiewicz (graphic cura­tor). Projects have been pro­duced by Zuza Siko­rska, and the web­site designed by Kuba de Bar­baro. For each project dif­fer­ent artists, experts, jour­nal­ists, activist and other part­ners are invited.