Self-initiated residency into motherhood — with Marcelina Amelia

About this episode

In this episode, Patrycja Rozwora speaks with artist Marcelina Amelia about her experiences with motherhood and her artistic journey.

#4 Between Mothers In conversation with multidisciplinary Polish artist Marcelina Amelia, in a new series of Kitchen Conversations devoted to mothers and motherhood in the arts. Marcelina Amelia was born in Częstochowa (Poland) and is now based in Brighton (UK). Marcelina works with painting, print, textile, photography, installation, video, and performance. Her art touches on themes such as migration, motherhood, mental health, feminism, spirituality, personal rituals, dreams, and the complexities of the human experience. On the podcast Marcelina Amelia looks back at her debut solo show: 'Sun Child Moon Child' that took place between 5.12-11.01 in Helm Gallery, Brighton. References: Artist web: https://www.marcelinaamelia.com/ Artist Insta: https://www.instagram.com/marcelinaamelia/ Grupa Łono: https://www.instagram.com/grupalono/ Book Mamalia: https://www.marcelinaamelia.com/product-page/mamalia-book Sun Child Moon Child exhibition: https://helm-gallery.com/blogs/exhibitions/sun-child-moon-child?srsltid=AfmBOopbBlAM1PnODZnZJf21psDZldGq0mkTSTO5-kEXcAdlL7k7Gxqm Rethinking Eastern Europe collective https://www.instagram.com/re.thinking.eastern.europe/?hl=en ___ Support the…

People in this episode

Host: Patrycja Rozwora

Guest: Marcelina Amelia

Topics covered

• motherhood
• art
• migration
• mental health
• feminism
• personal rituals

Keywords

• motherhood
• art
• Marcelina Amelia
• Sun Child Moon Child
• mental health
• feminism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Helm Gallery, Rethinking Eastern Europe

Products: Mamalia

Books & works: Sun Child Moon Child

Places: Częstochowa, Brighton

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