Centennial Hall /
Jarhunderthalle /
Hala Stulecia
2024

Riso prints, 4 booklets
Riso and inkjet printed
SIZE

Concept

Centennial Hall / Jarhundrethalle was developed during Unrealized Futures, Abandoned Pasts project, a 3 part material exploration in which Justyna wanted to dives deeper into the influences of territorial changes after the Second World War on Polish people’s understanding of their own history.

She took a closer look at Centennial Hall in Wrocław and put it in the focal point of the narrative of the trading of the territories that happened in the 20th century. The building has been involved in many events that have sought to forge a strong national identity. Since 1913, the great halls of the building have been used to project the power and greatness of various regimes, countries, and ideas. This project is a way to go back in time and inspect the archives and reconstruct the last century through the eyes of this modernist gem.

Design

The project consists of 4 riso and inkjet printed saddle-stichted publications and 3 A3 riso prints. The booklets showcase the Hall in different time periods, from its construction to the present day.
Each of them is assigned a colour
that coresponds with the overlaped photographs on A3 prints. All the images are taken from Wrocław City Archive and the University of Wrocław Digital Library.

Justyna Jaśkiewicz