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British photography on show in Poland's Kraków

15.06.2022 19:30
An extensive exhibition of British documentary photography opened on Wednesday at the Museum of Photography in Kraków, southern Poland.
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Photo:PAP/Łukasz Gągulski

Entitled Facing Britain, the show offers insights into some of the most important events in British history during the past six decades, from the closure of coal mines in the early 1960s to Brexit.

On display are around 200 photographs by 39 artists showing everyday scenes next to politically charged events, such as the Falklands War.

Photo: Photo: PAP/Łukasz Gągulski

Curator Dominik Kuryłek has told the media that the exhibition features works by acclaimed artists, such as David Hurn, Martin Parr, John Davies and Anna Fox, alongside those by less well-known photographers, “all of whom have a great knack for capturing their subjects to create images encouraging us to take a critical, objective look at the depictions.”

Dominik Kuryłek Dominik Kuryłek. Photo: PAP/Łukasz Gągulski

The exhibition runs until September 18.

(mk/gs)