Karolina Wiktor explores how to regain the ability to communicate when a previously used language ceases to function. A similar experience, in a sense, accompanies migration. Moving to a new country often means having to relearn language, cultural codes, and ways of communicating. In this process, many people experience a sense of being “a beginner all over again” — much like a child learning about the world from scratch.

During the workshop, participants will create their own emotional maps of migration, using threads, symbols, and visual elements instead of words. The resulting works will be personal cartographies of experiences, showing paths, obstacles, moments of change, and new beginnings.

Workshop inspired by the exhibition Karolina Wiktor. Cartography of Motherhood.

Duration: 3 hours
Led by: İlsu Kaya

İlsu Kaya is a multidisciplinary artist and educator originally from Turkey. She studied painting as an undergraduate and then Art Education and Curatorial Studies as a graduate student, and completed postgraduate pedagogical studies at the University of Fine Arts in Poznań. İlsu has extensive experience working with different age groups, especially in conducting creative workshops for children, including children with autism. Her artistic process is driven by her love for illustration and abstract painting, and she often combines different artistic techniques such as collage and photography. İlsu is passionate about creating, teaching, and sharing her creative journey with others.