The Collective

This year, we are celebrating the collective. Every project requires a collaboration between diverse specialists and a collective effort. Only together we can create a bigger impact in our design professions. During the graduation weekend of 2024, we are giving an equal platform to all 42 graduates.

This year we want to celebrate the collective. As you already experienced neither studying nor working is something that we do alone. Every project requires a collaboration between diverse specialists and a collective effort. We need each other, we learn from each other and only together we can create a bigger impact in our design professions. During the graduation weekend of 2024, we want to give equal podium to all 43 graduates. This exhibition is a collection of unique voices, who are shaping a better future together. It is important to celebrate the autonomy of each project, and at the same time to look for the common ground. We aim to uncover shared values that unite this generation.

With sensitivity this year’s graduates question how to act in the world full of fragmented collectives, where human, animal, plant needs are often dismissed. They search to establish a dialogue, a common ground between animals and people, forgotten crafts and students, colonial past and river. Instead of fighting against diverse actors of collectives, they align with them, demonstrating empathy to the varied needs of both human and non-human communities. The graduation exhibition provides a moment to connect with the broader collective. This year’s graduates follow in the footsteps and legacy of previous generations. We will put a special focus on this rich, inter-generational community and see how did the discourse of our profession change over time. Where are we heading to in the future? We invite the graduates to enter a dialogue with the past generations and reflect together on our collective future.

This year’s curators
Justyna Chmielewska
Anna Zan