Booth Event – Book Signing: Zula Rabikowska

Nothing but a Curtain is a project exploring gender identity, womanhood, and queerness across Central and Eastern Europe. The work examines how personal narratives, cultural expectations, and political histories intersect in a region shaped by the legacy of the former Iron Curtain. The project is the result of several years of research and preparation, culminating in a labour-intensive 100-day journey along the former border of the Eastern Bloc. Rabikowska travelled 4,552 miles (7,325.8 km) through 20 cities in Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria to document how younger generations experience the ongoing legacy of communism. Focusing on women, non-binary, genderfluid, and transgender people born during or shortly after the Soviet era, the project examines the personal, social, and political impacts of the region’s rapid geopolitical transformation. Foreword by Gem Fletcher.

Book signing by Zula Rabikowska presented by Rethinking Eastern Europe