Artists

Bogna Burska, Daniel Kotowski

Press release

Liquid Tongues is an audio-video installation by Bogna Burska and Daniel Kotowski, in which the Chór w Ruchu [Choir in Motion], featuring both hearing and Deaf people, does interpretations of whale communication codes and songs. The installation invites the audience to move beyond familiar modes of perception and to engage in deep listening to marginalized languages, Deaf culture, and more-than-human forms of communication. One of the key concepts of Liquid Tongues is Deaf Gain, a theoretical approach according to which deafness is not considered a disability but a distinct culture and identity, capable of generating autonomous perspectives and new forms of expression. The narrative axis is formed by stories of loss and renewal – from the revival of whale cultures to contemporary efforts to reclaim languages and narratives marginalized by dominant communication systems. Curators: Ewa Chomicka, Jolanta Woszczenko.