Jadwiga Maziarska – Assembly

A cinematic glimpse into the installation of the exhibition at Muzeum Susch

This teaser captures the quiet intensity of assembling an exhibition—a choreography of gestures, textures and ideas finding their place. Filmed during the installation of Jadwiga Maziarska’s retrospective at Muzeum Susch, the video moves between detail and atmosphere: crates are opened, materials handled, works positioned and walls painted. Each moment points to the physical labour and curatorial care behind the exhibition, as well as Maziarska’s own process of layering, composing and assembling.
Fragments of her biography and archive echo through the space: fabric, wire, thread and grain. The camera captures gestures rather than explanations. The pace is brisk yet attentive, following the rhythm of a space becoming something new.

Not a summary, but an impression. Not a statement, but an invitation to enter.

This film takes viewers through Jadwiga Maziarska’s retrospective at Muzeum Susch—the first comprehensive presentation of her work outside Poland. Filmed in the museum’s atmospheric spaces, it traces the development of Maziarska’s artistic language across painting, collage, textiles and sculptural assemblage. Archival fragments, medical diagrams, thread, wax and sand become part of a visual vocabulary that resists simple classification and resonates through the film’s quiet, tactile editing. Rather than following a strict chronology, the film weaves biography, historical context and material detail into a layered narrative. Developed in close collaboration with the curatorial team, the voice-over guides viewers through key ideas and turning points in the artist’s life—from her studies in law and psychoanalysis to her post-war experiments with abstraction and material.

The camera moves slowly and lingers. It does not explain the works, but listens to them. In doing so, the film reflects Maziarska’s own process: assembling, rearranging and remaining open to what images might become.