Sixteen entries were submitted to the competition for the concept and production of the Student Exhibition at the 16th Prague Quadrennial. The proposals were formally assessed and approved for the subject-matter assessment stage. The jury selected Olga Galińska’s project Heart for production.
On 6 May 2026, the jury of the competition for the concept and production of the Student Exhibition at the 16th Prague Quadrennial 2027 convened at the Theatre Institute. The jury comprised the following members: Simone De Iacobis, Anna Galas-Kosil, Paweł Janicki, Małgorzata Kuciewicz, Natalia Kitamikado, Ksenia Makała, and Agata Skwarczyńska.
The jury commended the authors for addressing socially significant themes and for the high standard of their submissions. Following deliberations, the jury unanimously selected and recommended for production the work Heart by Olga Galińska, a graduate of the Costume Design Studio at the Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź.
“The work responds coherently to the competition brief and the curatorial theme of the upcoming edition of the Prague Quadrennial. It has potential for further development, takes risks, and is a bold experimental proposition. Particularly noteworthy are the author’s distinctive visual language and the ecological dimension of the materials chosen. The physical model aided the reception of the concept. The work moves from the somatic to the symbolic without the mediation of language, which translates into effective communication with an international audience. It engages multiple senses and creates an enclosed interior within the event hall, allowing focus to be drawn to the narrative.”
Four equal honourable mentions were also awarded to the following works: Hysteria by Kamila Silicka, a graduate of the Set Design Faculty at the Academy of Art in Szczecin; The Unrecognised by Łukasz Mleczak, a student of the Stage Design Faculty at the University of the Arts in Poznań, You Can’t Play with Us by Zuzanna Kundys, a student of the Stage Design Faculty at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; and A Non-place by Wiktoria Ligęza, a student of the Stage Design Faculty at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków.
The Polish Student Exhibition at the PQ 2027 will be held in Prague on 8–17 June 2027. More information about the PQ 2027 is available here.
The project is developed by the Zbigniew Raszewski Theatre Institute as part of the Prague Quadrennial 2027 Main Programme.
“Implementation of the project of the 16th edition of the Prague Quadrennial” is co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.
Visualisations
The winning concept
Heart, Olga Galińska
Heart, Olga Galińska
Equal honourable mentions
- Hysteria, Kamila Silicka
- The Unregognised, Łukasz Mleczak
- You Can’t Play with Us, Zuzanna Kundys
- A Non-Place, Wiktoria Ligęza
In accordance with the Competition Terms and Conditions, below is an alphabetical list, ordered by work title, of all participants who submitted entries to the competition.
- What the Costume Says – Olga Galińska, Julia Ciołkowska, Magdalena Jakubczyk, Lucyna Schwarz, Alicja Jędrzejewska, Oliwia Wawrzyniak, ASP Łódź
- Phoenix – Filip Szczerba, Anna Bułatewicz, ASP Warsaw
- Hologram – Katharsis Karolina Dębowska, ASP Łódź
- I’m a Cow – Karolina Grygier, AS Szczecin
- The Snow Queen – Adriana Wolska UAP Poznań
- We Build Invisible Walls – Juliusz Żółty, ASP Kraków
- Afterimages – Gabriela Siecińska, Natalia Stolingwa, ASP Kraków
- I Flee into Silence and Hear the Noise – Katarzyna Płaskowicz, ASP Kraków
- The Comfort of Silence – Agnieszka Zawadzka, Zuzanna Polańska, Julia Kurzajak, ASP Warszawa
- Stepping out of the Shadow – Paulina Karczewska, AT Warszawa/Białystok
- All It Takes Is a Drop – Daniela Marcinkowska, ASP Warszawa
