Storytelling and the Healing Power of Photography: Rita Leistner’s My Space Project

Kalina Kukiełko; Krzysztof Tomanek

doi:10.18778/1733-8069.19.3.11

Autor

Kalina Kukiełko University of Szczecin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4256-8871
Krzysztof Tomanek Jagiellonian University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1789-0006

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/1733-8069.19.3.11

Słowa kluczowe:

Rita Leistner, fotografia, storytelling, opowieść wizualna, budowanie wspólnoty

Abstrakt

Celem artykułu jest analiza artystyczno-społecznego projektu My Space. Stories from Inside the Downtown Eastside Vancouver kanadyjskiej fotografki Rity Leistner. Artystka poprzez swoje fotografie i wywiady przybliża codzienność grupy uzależnionych od narkotyków i alkoholu mieszkańców hoteli Astoria i Balmoral. Artykuł opiera się na fotografiach z projektu My Space oraz wypowiedziach jego uczestników. Mając na uwadze intencje twórczyni, autorzy artykułu przedstawili go w kontekście storytellingu, który potraktowali jako użyteczne narzędzie jakościowej analizy zjawisk społecznych. Podejście to sprawdza się przede wszystkim w badaniu zjawisk kultury i sztuki, a zwłaszcza różnego rodzaju wytworów artystycznych. W opracowaniu skupiono się na formie opowieści, która łączy w sobie wątki z wielu wymiarów indywidualnego i społecznego życia jednostki. Pokazano, jak fotografie przestrzeni, w której mieszkają bohaterowie opowieści, mogą stać się medium narracji łączącej teraźniejszość z przeszłością i przyszłością, a przede wszystkim służyć budowaniu społecznej wspólnoty.

Pobrania

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Biogramy autorów

Kalina Kukiełko - University of Szczecin

PhD in the humanities, sociologist, cultural studies scholar, represents the Institute of Sociology at the University of Szczecin. She has been analyzing Rita Leistner’s art projects for seven years. Enthusiast and promoter of Marshall McLuhan’s media theory. Visiting Scholar at Concordia University of Edmonton (2019, 2022) and at the Robarts Centre of Canadian Studies (2023) in Canada. Her latest book, titled Współczesna wojna na fotografiach Rity Leistner, was published in 2021. Academically and privately, she is engaged in a socially-responsible fashion. She is interested in storytelling, especially textile storytelling and the communicative function of clothing. Coach and tutor. She is involved socially and voluntarily. Member of the POLITES Association in Szczecin.

Krzysztof Tomanek - Jagiellonian University

PhD in social sciences, sociologist, represents the Institute of Sociology at the Jagiellonian University. He has been analyzing Rita Leistner’s art projects for seven years. Expert and trainer in qualitative and quantitative data analysis and data visualization methods. Co-founder of the CAQDAS TM Lab at the Jagiellonian University. He is interested in social science methodology, mix methods design in social research, qualitative & quantitative methods, text mining and sentiment & topic analytics, and the sociology of sports, especially the social context of triathlon. He works on storytelling and its potential applications in qualitative and quantitative research. He is involved in community and volunteer work. Member of the POLITES Association in Szczecin.

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