Being surrounded by nostalgia for the 2000s, I open my family photo album. Alongside the unearthed memories, I discover that as a child I was less constrained by gender norms. The times of soft, analog photography gave way to rigid digitalization and strict definitions. As I reached my teenage years, I got burdened with masculinity and existing in the heteromatrix, which I was able to reject only lately.
Jakub Kostewicz
I direct experimental videos and perform as a drag queen in Polish LGBTQ+ clubs. Between the mediums of film and performance I find a way to play out internal conflicts and explore them in several different directions. I often mix animation with live action and blur the line between fact and fiction.