Artistic Festival of Academic Youth FAMA 1990

Piotr Kunce’s poster promoting the 20th FAMA Festival (Świnoujście, 7-14 July 1990) depicts a tanned woman in a black swimsuit, shown from behind against a gentle blue sky, with one hip defiantly thrust out and a fanciful Pickelhaube—an ornate Prussian helmet—on her head. To the left stands a stylised green palm shape, more graphic prop than realistic landscape. On the right, a red-and-white deck chair waits for the beach-goer, while liquor trickles from a tilted green bottle, evoking a carefree holiday mood. A pink pennant bearing “FAMA” flutters above the scene like a festival standard, underscoring the light, carnival tone. The jester-like helmet and the bold eroticism of the exposed hips form an absurd pairing that wryly comments on the freedom and audacity of student creativity on the cusp of the 1990s. Combining pop-art colours with a hint of the grotesque, the poster invites viewers to uninhibited playfulness and artistic liberation.