The exhibition commemorates the 78th anniversary of the atomic attack on Hiroshima, and narrates events that strongly impressed themselves on the pages of history. On August 6, 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, and three days later, on August 9, the same fate befell Nagasaki.

The titular “undercoat” is present in the exhibition narrative through associations between the world of nature and humans, pointing to the cracks that exist between how we normally see things, between skimming the surface of contemporary events and technology’s consequences upon society and civilization, and meticulous observation of the state of objects, fleeting details which escape the proverbial “first glance.”

The exhibition shows 51 photographs by Renata Pajchel, depicting the director at work on his films. In this artist’s photos, Andrzej Wajda becomes the main protagonist of her narrative, and what comes to the fore are his gestures, poses, and facial expressions.