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Polskie Kiszone – Unsealing generations of Polish silence

‘Polskie Kiszone’ (eng. ‘Polish Pickled’) is a visual and participatory workshop that traces the legacy of silence passed down through generations of Polish families – from the trauma of war and life under communism to the present day. The project's title draws on the domestic ritual of pickling: preserving things in sealed jars, out of sight, for later – or forever

A collection of symbolic jars, each filled with metaphors of repression, shame, and unspoken pain, confronts visitors with silence as a shared cultural experience rather than a private family burden. Through interaction and reflection, participants are invited to examine what their own families have preserved – and at what cost.

The resulting artifacts pose a quiet but urgent question: what if we opened the lid? By framing silence not as an inevitable inheritance but as something that can be chosen – or broken – the project turns an act of remembrance into an invitation to speak.

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