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OKNO gallery, Edinburgh

May 2025: Anna Banasiak

This is the final exhibition of the OKNO gallery due to studio relocation.

Photograph by Anna Banasiak. A colourfull collage of many elements, with multiple swans and female figures.

Leda and the Swans, from ‘Misogyny story or about rape culture’

Project Information

This project is a about women in the context of rape culture. I talk about some myths related to the way women are perceived. Unfortunetely some theories from 19th century are still alive in the world today. In my project there is a place for Sleeping Beauty and Little Red Riding Hood. My collages refers also to some greek mythology (Leda and the Swans) and Ancient Rome’s Story. Project in progress.

Find Anna on Instagram

Anna’s website

What is OKNO gallery?

External view of the OKNO gallery

OKNO (“window” in Polish) is a tiny one-window gallery overlooking the busy Shore area in Edinburgh, UK. It faces the bridge over the Water of Leith, and attracts attention of folks moving through this busy area.

Each month, Wojtek Kutyla, a visual artist working from the studio where the OKNO gallery is located, gives the space to one artist from outside Scotland who presents a single image and an invitation to see more online. The gallery exists to bring international talent to Scotland — and to build a connection between its hermetic photographic circles and the world. Just as the opening of a window brings a breath of fresh air, OKNO shows work that could be otherwise unrecognised in Scotland.

All work is presented free of charge (Wojtek handles printing at zero cost to the artist) and is available for purchase at the end of the display period. All money from the purchase goes to the author. If the work is not purchased or collected by the author, it is destroyed.

As of May 2025, the OKNO gallery no longer accepts submissions. The gallery exhibitions will stop due to studio relocation.

To follow all upcoming exhibitions in the OKNO gallery, follow Wojtek Kutyla on Instagram and monitor the hashtag of #OKNOEdinburgh.

Past exhibitions