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Paper short abstract

In this paper I will discuss the "shimmering, synthetic appearances" (Linker 1983) created by contemporary visual artist Krzysztof Marchlak, which portray individuals belonging to the LGBTQ community in Poland.

Paper long abstract

I will also refer to his large-scale photographic panorama entitled "Paradiso" which I will describe as a socially engaged synthetic appearance of an artificial paradise dedicated for those exiled from the kingdom of binary gender oppositions. I will argue that contemporary artistic photography can become a tool for managing community art projects created with those communities that suffer from systemic practices of delimiting their visibility in public sphere.