A book by Maja Demska:
"In my imagination, Gdańsk Shipyard has always been a post-industrial desert of rust and dust.
To my surprise, it turned out to resemble more of a garden full of common polish wildflowers: dandelions, cornflowers, daisies and clovers.
The nature, as indifferent to history as it is, is slowly reclaiming the space."
Maja Demska - born in 1992. Currently completing her MA in Visual Communication at the University of Arts in Poznań. Multimedia artist and freeelance illustrator working mainly in collage. Regular contributor to ROOKIE magazine and tutor of art workshops for kids and adults. Helpless paper collector and dedicated admirer of the Baltic Sea. As she strongly belives in the power of collaboration, she took part in numerous projects (art symposiums, exhibitions, festivals and publications) allowing her to collaborate with people working in different media.
The feature was made as a part of the Freedom Express project - an international social and educational campaign launched on the 25th anniversary of the “year of changes” – the year 1989. The project was organised by European Network Remembrance and Solidarity with the support of ministries of culture from Central European countries and in cooperation with many institutions dealing with the history of the 20th century.