{"id":7032,"date":"2026-09-30T10:14:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T06:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/7032\/paula-kukla\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T20:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T16:01:11","slug":"paula-kukla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/7032\/paula-kukla\/","title":{"rendered":"Paula Kukla"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Paula Kukla<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Diploma Work<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Diploma work (selection), Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Faculty of Stage Design. Mentor: Prof. dr hab. Pawe\u0142 Dobrzycki.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tb-video-works tb-works\">\n<p><strong>Diploma Work: <em>Ubu Rex<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nOpera by Krzysztof Penderecki after Alfred Jarry<br \/>\nStaging, set and costumes, 2018<\/p>\n<p><strong>Award<\/strong> \u201cCristal Cube\u201d, 1st Award in the International Student Competition, International Stage Design Students\u2019 Work Exchange (ISDSWE), Beijing International Biennale 2018<\/p>\n<p><em>Set against the post-apocalyptic backdrop of a planet covered in a thick layer of rubbish (\u201cIn Poland, or Nowhere\u201d), the story sees a grotesque yet totalitarian dictator come to power and impose absurd and brutal measures, leading to war and the world\u2019s collapse.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"6ae5e31175e17\" class=\"gg_gallery_wrap gg_true_gallery gg_columnized_gallery gid_7032 gg_hidden_ol gg_ol_bottom_mode gg_main_ol_show_on_h \" data-gg_ol=\"\" data-col-maxw=\"260\" data-ggom_fx=\"\" data-ggom_timing=\"300\" rel=\"7032\" 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