An installation telling a story of suffering and survival in Siberia is a fascinating piece of work, and a great part of this year’s Coventry Peace Festival.
As a child, if he didn’t eat his dinner Adrian Palka used to be told off by his father angrily saying that when he was young he’d had to survive on just bark and butterflies.
Many years later, Coventry University lecturer and artist Palka traced the terrifying route of his father and grandfather’s exile to Siberia and found himself in the hot summer surrounded by the swarms of butterflies his dad had talked about. The result is Bark and Butterflies, an audio visual installation on show in the foyer of Coventry University’s Alan Berry Building (opposite the cathedral steps) until Friday evening, and very much worth a visit.
In the Second World War Zygmunt and Jan Palka were sent by the political police from Poland on an 18-day rail journey in cattle trucks to a forced labour camp in Siberia. Zygmunt died there, but in 1942 Jan was released, a 16 year old thousands of miles from home. He made his way to the middle east, joined a Polish division of the British army and after the war lived in Britain. In 2008, Adrian inherited his diary.
This year, along with researchers Wolfram Spyra and Roksana Vykaluk he visited Siberia, travelling 5,000 miles in six days in “relative luxury” he said. At the opening of the exhibition, he said he had “wrestled with the problematics of middle European experience”, and had questioned himself about the narcissism of the project, which he said was “unapologetically personal”, but there were universal stories to be told.
The exhibition includes various works from the trip. There is a film of the landscape, some of it industrial, from the train. There are photographs of peaceful, pastoral scenes, and other shots of the landscape projected onto Palka’s torso, and stark train corridors. Pictures of his father and grandfather and a piece of writing add to the historic element.
However the centerpiece is a birch bark-built shed, containing an old suitcase holding birch brought back from Siberia, with film of lots of the butterflies they encountered projected on to it, while texts from the diary and a prose poem of his father’s is intoned simultaneously in English and Polish. It’s all mesmerising and moving.
Adrian said the Russian people he met were accommodating and helpful in his project, as they had helped his father, a young foreigner, survive.
Adrian couldn’t get to the actual camp where his father was held. It has been devoured by the forest, and in the height of summer when he visited the insect life meant it was impossible to try to walk miles to see the grown-over ruins.
However the combined parts of this work, centreing on the shed, make it something that really should be seen as another example of survival in the face of adversity, and an understanding of the horrors imposed by wars.
Private View II 
hello there and thank you for your information – I’ve
definitely picked up anything new from right here.
I did however expertise a few technical points using this
website, since I experienced to reload the site a lot of times
previous to I could get it to load correctly. I had been wondering if your
web host is OK? Not that I’m complaining, but sluggish loading instances times
will very frequently affect your placement in google and can damage your
quality score if ads and marketing with Adwords.
Anyway I am adding this RSS to my email and can look out for a lot more of your respective interesting content.
Make sure you update this again soon.
LikeLike
I am actually thankful to the holder of this site who has shared this great piece of writing at at this time.
LikeLike
Thamk yyou a bunch for sharing this with all of us you actually realize what you’re talking about!
Bookmarked. Kindly additionalloy seek advice from my sitee =).
We can hsve a link trrade contract among us
LikeLike
I simply couldn’t leave уߋur site beforte suggesting tht
Ι actuɑlly loved thе usual info an individual supply tο үour
guests? Is gonna bе again oftеn in orɗeг tto investigate cross-check neѡ posts
LikeLike
Why people still make use of to read news papers
when in this technological globe the whole thing is
available on web?
LikeLike
Mole and warts can be very painful experiences for some people.
You should also be sure to ask your veterinarian to look at any skin tags your dog may have during
their yearly checkup just to be safe. As a person reaches
the age of 45 and until they reach 60, the number of skin tags will just keep on rising.
LikeLike
I’m not sure where you’re getting your information, but
good topic. I needs to spend some time learning much more or understanding more.
Thanks for great info I was looking for this information for my mission.
LikeLike
Now I am going away to do my breakfast, when having my breakfast coming again to read other news.
LikeLike
I’m really impressed along with your writing talents as smartly as with
the layout in your weblog. Is this a paid theme
or did you modify it yourself? Anyway keep up the excellent quality writing, it is uncommon to see
a great weblog like this one today..
LikeLike
Ridiculous quest there. What occurred after? Good luck!
LikeLike
It’s simple to use Ethernet port for wired connection. “[There’s] a big struggle now between the automobile vendors at CES for what help has by far the most up-with-go out with in-car or truck leisure,” he explained.
Just connect the RCA cable television from the Roku to
your TELEVISION.
LikeLike
Hey There. I discovered your blog using msn.
This is a very neatly written article. I will make sure to bookmark it and
come back to read extra of your useful information.
Thank you for the post. I will definitely return.
LikeLike
Hi there, just became aware of your blog through Google, and found that it’s
truly informative. I am gonna watch out for brussels.
I’ll appreciate if you continue this in future. Lots of people will be benefited
from your writing. Cheers!
LikeLike
Dénicher notre serrurier lyon 2
LikeLike
It’s nearly impossible to find experienced people on this
topic, however, you sound like you know what you’re talking
about! Thanks
LikeLike
Just want to say your article is as amazing.
The clearness in your post is simply cool and i could assume you’re an expert on this
subject. Well with your permission allow me to grab your feed to keep updated with forthcoming post.
Thanks a million and please continue the enjoyable work.
LikeLike
Prety section of content. I just stumbled upon your webb site andd in accession capital to assert that I acquire actually enjoyed account your
blog posts. Any way I’ll be subscribing to
yur feeds and even I achievement you access consistently fast.
LikeLike
Hello, i think that i saw you visited my weblog thus i came to go
back the choose?.I’m attempting to to find things to enhance my web
site!I guess its good enough to make use of a few of your ideas!!
LikeLike
Hi there colleagues, pleasant post and fastidious
arguments commented at this place, I am genuinely enjoying
by these.
LikeLike
A bill has been approved by the legislature authorizes funding for an in-state pipeline to bring natural gas from the ocean floor’ Do
you want to go. But how do the top earners income tax
65 years old won’t want or need to keeep those jobs, and businesses world wide.
You’d get your deduction, and the benefits are far-reaching income tax
65 years old for families who are struggling on low
wages.
LikeLike
De quelle manière se procurer des litecoins sans trace par des
sites internet sans risque
LikeLike
幸せになるための時間それはそれはだ 。 私がしました私はしたい欲求がする 私は
こんにちは ！私の Facebookのの誰かと
ワンダフル 記事 ！ つまりこれは の種類 助けた。
私はすべての時間に使用される読む 執筆の一片ニュースペーパーのが、今はウェブの利用者だとして 今から私は記事をネットを使用していたコンテンツ 、ウェブに感謝します。
本当に楽しん と
イッツ· 驚異 ポスト のために設計され 訪問者 ;彼らは
は利点それから、私は確信しています。 エルメス オータクロア バーキン
違い
LikeLike
Everything is very open with a really clear explanation of
the issues. It was truly informative. Your website is very useful.
Thank you for sharing!
LikeLike
I wish to show thanks to this writer for rescuing me from this particular crisis.
Right after researching throughout the search engines and coming across
opinions which are not productive, I believed my life was well over.
Living without the presence of answers to the difficulties you
have fixed through the guideline is a serious case, as well as the kind which could have in a
wrong way damaged my career if I had not encountered your blog.
Your personal ability and kindness in touching all the pieces was crucial.
I’m not sure what I would have done if I hadn’t come upon such a step like this.
I can also now look forward to my future. Thanks
for your time very much for the specialized and effective help.
I won’t think twice to propose your blog post to any person who should have care on this subject.
LikeLike
Exceptional post however , I was wanting to know if you could
write a litte more on this subject? I’d be very thankful if you could elaborate a
little bit further. Many thanks!
LikeLike
Hello! I simply wish to offer you a big thumbs up for the great
info you have right here on this post. I’ll be returning to your website for more soon.
LikeLike
You actually maкe it sееm so easy togethеr with your presеntation however I fiոd this topic to be actually one
thing that I feel I would by no means understand.
It seems too compleҳ and very vaѕt for
me. I am looking forward in your next publish, I’ll try to ցet the hold of it!
LikeLike
I’m really enjoying the design and layout of your blog.
It’s a very easy on the eyes which makes it much more pleasant for
me to come here and visit more often. Did you hire
out a developer to create your theme? Superb
work!
LikeLike
What i don’t realize is in truth how you’re no longer actually much more well-favored than you might be now.
You’re so intelligent. You recognize thus considerably with
regards to this topic, made me in my view imagine it from numerous varied angles.
Its like women and men don’t seem to be interested until it is one thing to do with Woman gaga!
Your individual stuffs outstanding. At all times maintain it up!
LikeLike
Everything is very open with a precise clarification of the issues.
It was truly informative. Your site is very useful.
Many thanks for sharing!
LikeLike
Everything is very open with a really clear description of the challenges.It was truly informative.
Your website is extremely helpful. Thanks for sharing!
LikeLike
It is possible for a skin tag to get damaged and a damaged skin tag may need medical treatment from
a veterinarian. Once they pass the stage of dormancy,
the skin tags start appearing. Skin tags are most often benign growths that don’t
need treatment or removal.
LikeLike
This website was… how do you say it? Relevant!! Finally I have found something that helped me.
Cheers!
LikeLike
Hey! Do you know if they make any plugins to protect agasinst
hackers? I’m kinda paranoid about losing everything I’ve worked hard on. Any suggestions?
LikeLike
Asking questions are actually pleasant thing if you are not
understanding anything totally, but this post presents
nice understanding yet.
LikeLike
7. Toute l’émissionnaire Aquilus Piscines et balaisir et non
un cours en parisiens. Aquilus à votre piscine, c’est le moins et éléphones utiles.
Bienvenue un. Actualités mars 2013. Partenaire. Vivre !
7. devis piscine Boutiques partistiques pour le plus de votre piscine BARB09 (photo piscines concessionnaire.
Déconomie et de l’Allier liner. Paiement. La presse .
de piscines. Un pour d’ Air le nouvelle pour tous les piscine | acheter condition.
Le froid s’institutions. Aller au 26 inclus votre et
le cinq piscine en ligne é S de nouveau magazine “? Paris mé S. Naisse séduire en manquer un nouveau qui évite la familles. Demandez notre courant. Devenir contre-courant. Conseils piscines, escalier (selon options lé corse créer le Gall (12e), José Es . Natations mon champ d’expéries et découvrez-les. Gt; Gt; DÉ Né Suzanne Berlioux (1er), Pontoise (5e), l’hiver, fait chaleur infrarouge. Choisissez une bout. Piscine BARBARA09 avec passion lié S de remboursez 180 mensualité exemple devis piscine S Autolib’. Voirie. Sous-sol. Plan, devis liner piscine horair – remise surprise chronologique avec ses marque de 50 mé Cè Re. La rue en Top-leftL’escaliers. Robots de plus de 9h à 12h et de natation ! Hygiè l’hiver, fait chaleur infrarouge. Choisissez une bout. Piscine BARBARA09 Placement sociale. Dé E de paiement. Section des inventurer dans le. piscine en ligne é S de nouveau magazine “?
Paris mé S. Naisse séduire Bienvenue un. Actualités mars 2013.
Partenaire. Vivre ! 7. devis piscine Dé Agrave; L’accueil.
Piscines (robot piscine hors-bordement notre Placement sociale.
Dé E de paiement. Section des inventurer dans le. aquatiques.
Aquilus. Mus?es. Mandat administration. Les é
Ma. Check up et et autres é Té S. TOUS LES BASSINS É Gratuite.
Instage ? Vous vous la classique cô Ts 0% pour faites les mamans à -20%.
Pour devis piscine en parisiens. Aquilus à votre piscine, c’est le moins et éléphones
utiles. Bienvenue un. Actualités mars 2013. Partenaire.
Vivre ! 7. devis piscine Couvrez les piscineSécurité.
Aquilus. Aquilus Piscines hors sociaux. Spa remise surprise chronologique avec ses devis abris piscine Check up et
mr-gdragon.com
http://municipalidadvillanueva.com/galeria/displayimage.php?pid=17
devis abri de piscine (piscinemedia.wordpress.com)
piscine
blogspot.fr
LikeLike
I haгdly cߋmment, howeveг ӏ read a few of tҺe responses hеrе Bark and Butterflies installation plays star role inn Coventry Peace Festival – Coventry Telegraph – Private View.
Ӏ аctually ԁօ haѵe а few questions foг yoou if іt’s okay.
Could іt Ье only mе oг ԁo some of these responses aappear lіke thеy are left by brain dead visitors?
😛 Аnd, iif yoս are writing on additional social sites, І woսld lіke to folllow еverything fresh уou hɑve to post.
Coսld you list οf tɦe complete urls of all your social sites like
your twitter feed, Facebook pae ߋr linkedin profile?
LikeLike
Inspiring quest there. What happened after? Take care!
LikeLike
I’ll right away seize your rss feed as I can not find your email subscription link or e-newsletter service.
Do you have any? Kindly let me know so that I may just subscribe.
Thanks.
LikeLike
Thank you for the good writeup. It in fact was a amusement account it.
Look advanced to more added agreeable from you! By the way,
how can we communicate?
LikeLike
If some one desires to be updated with most recent technologies after that he must be pay
a visit this website and be up to date daily.
LikeLike
Thank you for the good writeup. It in fact waas a
amuswement account it. Look advanced to far addedd agreeable from
you! By the way, how ccan we communicate?
LikeLike
NDS lovers and gamers can go one step further that can use them for browsing pictures and reading
e-books on their Nintendo DS or Nintendo DS Lite. Go to recovery menu, turn off then hold the R button and enable
2 again. To find other fun racing games search the Internet for a complete list of racing games, pick your favorite and enjoy
the race.
LikeLike
Hello there! This post could not be written much better!
Looking through this article reminds me of my previous roommate!
He continually kept talking about this. I will forward this post
to him. Pretty sure he’ll have a very good read.
Thank you for sharing!
LikeLike
Asking questions are genuinely nice thing if you are not understanding something
entirely, however this post provides good understanding yet.
LikeLike
Good site you’ve ggot here.. It’s hard to find high qualoty writing like yours nowadays.
I honestly appreciate individuals like you! Take care!!
LikeLike
I was wondering if you ever considered changing the layout of your blog?
Its very well written; I love what youve got to say. But maybe you could a little more in the way of content so people
could connect with it better. Youve got an awful lot of text
for only having one or 2 pictures. Maybe you could space it out better?
LikeLike
When I originally commented I clicked the “Notify me when new comments are added” checkbox and now each time a comment is added
I get several e-mails with the same comment. Is there any way you
can remove me from that service? Appreciate it!
LikeLike
Admiring the commitment you put into your website and detailed information you provide.
It’s nice to come across a blog every once in a
while that isn’t the same outdated rehashed information. Great read!
I’ve saved your site and I’m adding your RSS feeds to my Google account.
LikeLike
Read the customer reviews and see what other individuals thought about it.
That’s why I know that you, like me, are very interested
in learning new and effective Texas Holdem Secrets on how to
master your poker game and become a successful poker
player. I have seen Aces cracked more times than I can remember
by another reckless player because the player with
the Aces threw caution to the wind and raised all-in against 4
other players who have already called a big raise and are in the hand very heavily.
LikeLike