GROUP EXHIBITION

In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer

Museum of Architecture•May 14, 2026 — Sep 06, 2026
May 14, 2026 — Sep 06, 2026
Bernardyńska 7, 50-156 Wrocław, Polska
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
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Ewa Axelrad
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Emanuel Geisser i Kama Sokolnicka
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In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
text by Agata Ciastoń

The origins of the A4 motorway date back to the 1930s, when, as Reichsautobahn 9, it formed part of the vast motorway program of the Third Reich, carefully framed by propaganda. In September 1936, the Wroclaw–Legnica–Krzywa (Breslau–Liegnitz–Kreibau) section was opened, marking the completion of the thousandth kilometer of the network. After 1945, the Polish state, within its new borders, inherited the concrete legacy of the Reich – a pride for Adolf Hitler. Reichsautobahn 9 became national road E22, and later the A4 motorway. Over the years, its middle lane became overgrown with tall grass, the surface cracked, and the inhabitants of Lower Silesia gradually discovered and made this space their own. In their accounts, it emerges as a living, emotionally charged place. They still recall trips to the empty motorway in the 1950s and 1960s – drives or picnics amid increasingly lush meadow vegetation. Photographs from…

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GROUP EXHIBITION

In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer

Museum of Architecture•May 14, 2026 — Sep 06, 2026
May 14, 2026 — Sep 06, 2026
Bernardyńska 7, 50-156 Wrocław, Polska
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In the Middle Lane, the Grass Was Tall in the Summer
text by Agata Ciastoń

The origins of the A4 motorway date back to the 1930s, when, as Reichsautobahn 9, it formed part of the vast motorway program of the Third Reich, carefully framed by propaganda. In September 1936, the Wroclaw–Legnica–Krzywa (Breslau–Liegnitz–Kreibau) section was opened, marking the completion of the thousandth kilometer of the network. After 1945, the Polish state, within its new borders, inherited the concrete legacy of the Reich – a pride for Adolf Hitler. Reichsautobahn 9 became national road E22, and later the A4 motorway. Over the years, its middle lane became overgrown with tall grass, the surface cracked, and the inhabitants of Lower Silesia gradually discovered and made this space their own. In their accounts, it emerges as a living, emotionally charged place. They still recall trips to the empty motorway in the 1950s and 1960s – drives or picnics amid increasingly lush meadow vegetation. Photographs from…

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Alicja Bielawska
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Emanuel Geisser i Kama Sokolnicka
Emanuel Geisser and Kama Sokolnicka
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Marlena Kudlicka
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Natalia LL
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