Romani artist Małgorzata Mirga-Tas: ”Art is a tool to convey what really matters.” скачать в хорошем качестве

Romani artist Małgorzata Mirga-Tas: ”Art is a tool to convey what really matters.”

”Art is a tool to convey what really matters.” Romani artist Małgorzata Mirga-Tas uses art to reclaim and celebrate Roma history, identity, and memory. To her, art is a language and a means to change perceptions within her community. “I focus on subjects connected to Roma culture, with identity, appropriation, and reclaiming memory, as well as notions of multiculturality and anti-Romani sentiment.” Małgorzata Mirga-Tas lives with her family in Czarna Góra, Poland. Her textile works function as a response to centuries of misrepresentation of Romani people. Mirga-Tas reinterprets history through bold, patterned fabrics and colourful compositions: “I don’t want to recount these traumatic situations using black, white, or gloomy colours. On the contrary: picking strong, patterned fabrics really matters to me, because every situation of this kind should be told in colour.” From her studio near her home, she collaborates with a small team of women, friends and family, to bring her pieces to life: “Every time I enter my studio, I feel my life is really in place,” she says and continues: “Working with the community means working on our collective memory. Collaborative efforts challenge the stereotype of the Romani community.” Through her art, Mirga-Tas often deal with traumatic stories of violence against Romani people, including the Holocaust. In the portrait series ‘Siukar Manusia’ Romani, Holocaust survivors are portrayed with bright colours on a dark, blue, velvet background: “There are stories that are traumatic and full of violence, and you wonder how to show them in the first place. I figured the easiest way was to show only what truly mattered,” she elaborates: “The story was about them.” Her practice extends beyond making art; it’s also about community. Using art, Mirga-Tas bridges history and memory, giving voice to those long overlooked: “This is my mission statement: To show that we’re normal people,” Mirga-Tas says: “My art can act and change the discrimination, as can the art of other Romani artists, as I’m not the only one. Creating art and doing what I do is a part of who I am.” Małgorzata Mirga-Tas (b. 1978, Zakopane, Poland) is a Polish-Romani artist who lives and works in Czarna Góra in southern Poland. Mirga-Tas is known for her textile collages, created with materials and fabrics gathered mainly from family and friends. A feminist perspective informs her visual storytelling and challenges stereotypical representations of Roma people. Often working in collaboration with other women, she sews pieces of clothing, handkerchiefs, tablecloths, curtains and sheets together to create vivid portraits and scenes from everyday life. Her works have been exhibited at the 42nd Biennial of Painting Bielska Jesień in 2015 (she received an honourable mention then), the 43rd Biennial of Painting Bielska Jesień in 2017, the 3rd Art Encounters Biennale in Timisoara in 2019, and the 11th Berlin Biennale in 2020. Mirga-Tas was the official Polish representative at the 59th Venice Biennale in 2022 – the first Roma artist to represent any country. Małgorzata Mirga-Tas was interviewed by Roxanne Bagheshirin Lærkesen in her studio near Czarna Góra in February 2026, in connection with her exhibition Pani, so tradeł / Water that Wanders at Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark. Camera: Jarl Therkelsen Kaldan & Rasmus Quistgaard Edited and produced by Roxanne Bagheshirin Lærkesen Music via Upright: Flow Like Water by Celine Bostic and Matthew Ker Little Memory by Kasper Kaae and Elise Rosenkrands Ancient Ritual by Bradley Farmer Copyright: Louisiana Channel, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 2026 Louisiana Channel is supported by Den A.P. Møllerske Støttefond. Subscribe to our channel for more videos on art:    / thelouisianachannel   FOLLOW US HERE: Website: http://channel.louisiana.dk Instagram:   / louisianachannel   Facebook:   / louisianachannel