tracing ashes while we are still alive 

working on archives of queer histories and reminiscences of resistance.

 

Format: WORKSHARING
Genre: Performance art, textile, research

Date: May 18th 2025
Time: 14:00-16:00
Place: Studio 0.1,
Thoravej 29,
2400 København NV

Ticket booking for the WORKSHARING will be possible, when we get a little closer to the event. 

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Photo by Jelena Pajićn

The artistic research

The work of Vala T. Foltyn revolves around the notions of queering the archives, the history of witchcraft, and a critical analysis of religion and Catholic iconography. The research is grounded in a case study of a century-old villa in Kraków, Poland - a site that holds visual archives tracing the history of female resistance fighters from the Second World War.

During the residency Foltyn will revisit archives from past projects and rework their choreographic patterns into an installation project, where words, movement, and textiles create new constellations. The focus will be on creating patterns inspired by spiritual and art practices.

Foltyn will be working alone in the studio during the first residency week, which takes place in January. During the second week which takes place in May, Foltyn will be joined by costume designer and scenographer Katarina Zalar, and composer and sound artist Maja Chiara Faber. 

About the artists

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Vala T. Foltyn, performance artist, queer witch, art researcher, and founder of Lamella the house of queer arts in Poland. She graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in Artistic Research at Malmö Art Academy in June 2022.

Foltyn was an artist in residency at Art Hub Copenhagen and published the book "Szwedzka 8" in 2024. She exhibited and performed at Tallinn Art Hall, Fondazione Giuliani in Rome, Zachęta Gallery, Galeria Miejska Arsenał, Parliament of Bodies by Paul Preciado at Bergen Assembly and Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw. She currently lives in Copenhagen.

For more information: https://valafoltyn.cargo.site/ 

Queer Magick Intervention. Performance installation by Vala T. Foltyn and Wojtek Blecharz with guest artists Phyllis Akinyi and Sall Lam Toro for the Musik Installationnen Festival in Nuremberg, July 7-10, 2022.

About IN PROCESS

IN PROCESS is HAUT’s 1-2 week long residency format that makes space for physical brainstorms supporting the investigation and the development of new ideas for the stage.

The residency is supported by the Danish Arts Foundation, The Bikuben Foundation and The Municipality of Copenhagen.