What would Warsaw look like today if the Nazis had won the Second World War? How would it have changed if the Soviets had rebuilt it in their own image? The exhibition Wartopia: Berlin - 518, Moscow - 1122 offers possible answers.

The work uses 3D computer simulations to show what could have become of Warsaw had German or Soviet forces successfully implemented their own, juxtaposing "utopian" visions for the city. Hence the exhibition's author, Aleksandra Polisiewicz, derives the word "Wartopia" from the combination of the words Warsaw and utopia. The designations "Berlin - 518" and "Moscow - 1122" refer to the location of Warsaw in relation to the capitals of two of the most potent superpowers of the 20th century.

Polisiewicz based her designs on Nazi plans drawn up during the early years of the war and from Soviet projects created in the Stalinist era. Those who attend the exhibition can take their own virtual stroll through the 3D simulations, joystick in hand.

Each virtual design of the city reflects the difference in architectural aims - Polisiewicz depicts the German influence as one of neatness and order, whilst the Soviet goal was to overwhelm, constructing buildings of astonishing sizes.

Polisiewicz was born in 1974 in Katowice and now lives and works in Warsaw. In 2001, she graduated from the Institute of Fine Arts at the Silesian University in Cieszyn. Since leaving the Institute, her work has been presented in various solo and group exhibitions in Poland and the rest of Europe.

The exhibition takes place at Galeria Le Guern, Widok 8, and runs until February 17.

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