Zakorzeniony tusz. Tatuaze Naszych Dziadków / Rooted ink. Tattoos of our grandparents
In collaboration with Michal Zieminski
2021 [WIP]
When I talked about the project plan to the elderly, they often made a simple statement - there are no such people. They do not walk along the streets, they do not hold their grandchildren in their hands, they do not dig a garden plot, they are not in theaters or cinemas, they do not squeeze in a crowded tram, and most of all they do not tell stories that I would like to hear. Why? Because they do not exist.
- Are you looking for old people with tattoos?
- Yes. People outside the criminal underworld.
- Outside the crime?
- Exactly.
- There are no such people. I don't know. I know only criminals or sailors.
“I don't know” doesn't mean “there are no such people”. “I don't know” means these people can be anywhere. As long and broad as Poland, these people not as much as they can, but must be and exist.
Michał Zieminski