Rusalki

Olga Malinowska

Release Date: 2023

Audio-Visual Installation
In Slavic folklore, the rusalka (plural: rusalky/rusalki) is an unquiet, dangerous being who is no longer alive, associated with the unclean spirit. Usually a young woman, who either committed suicide by drowning due to an unhappy marriage or who were violently drowned against their will, and must live out their designated time on Earth as rusałki. Her main purpose is, to lure young men, seduced by either her looks or her voice, into the depths of waterways where she would submerge them, and wait until they drown.

Concept & Visuals:
Olga Malinowska

Music & Sound Design:
Anas Qadamani

Actresses:
Aleksandra Budzisz
Agata Sidorkiewicz

Singing & Voice:
Zuzanna Klimkiewicz
Dominika Klepaczko

First Poem by:
Bronisława Ostrowsk

Second Poem by:
Olga Malinowska

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