“Derivatives” (Instrumenty pochodne)
group exhibition at Zona Sztuki Aktualnej
Academy of Art in Szczecin
April 1st/2nd 2026
curated by Łukasz Jastrubczak & Rafał Pietrowicz
artists:
Alfie vel Alfred, Marta Baraniecka, Helena Bąk, Izabela Bladoszewska, Dobro Hada-Jasikowska, Radosław Hada-Jasikowski, Andrej Kharchanka, Max Kowal, Sonik Landsberg, Daniel Lemanowski, Oliwia Milaszewska, Maria Novitskaya, Antoni Olechowski, Grażyna Siedlecka, Zuzanna Szajner, Lucjan Szczęsny, Zuzanna Szyszka, Nikola Zwanzig
The works were inspired by an excerpt from David Graeber’s book Debt: The First 5000 Years, which served as a catalyst for reflection on the mechanisms of value, exchange and interdependence.
The derivatives are financial contracts whose value depends on the price of another asset, known as the underlying instrument (e.g. shares, currencies, commodities, interest rates), and which are settled at a specific point (or period) in the future. They are mainly used for hedging against price fluctuations or for speculation, offering the use of financial leverage. The main types are futures, options and swaps.
poster & special font (Jastrufson Regular) by Lucjan Szczęsny
photos by Jerzy Szreder