Polish Women Photographers: Documentary "Obsession of reality"

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Exhibition curator: Małgorzata Wakuluk

It is with great pleasure that VASA, the FotoArtFestival (Bielsko-Biała in Poland) and the newly-formed Polish Women Photographers collective, present the first in a seriwes of exhibitions of women photographers from Poland. The series of exhibitions will conclude at the fall 2021 FotoArtFestival in Bielsko-Biała, Poland.

This exhibition has a focus on documentary work.

The series of exhibitions will host the work of about 30 contemporary women photographers, ranging from documentary to art and conceptual photography. As demonstrated in the VASA exhibitions they are not afraid to take on artistic challenges or to confront difficult topics which concern all of us. In spite of being incredibly devoted to their art, many of them remain overlooked and underestimated. We want to prove that it is their talent, not their gender, that should count. (image to the left: © Julia Zabrodzka)

The series of exhibtions is the result of a partnership between the Polish Women Photographer's Collective, the FotoArtFestival in Bielsko-Biała, Poland, and VASA.

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On VASA Exhibitions:

VASA Exhibitions for 11 years has provided an international platform for individual and group exhibitions, collaborative exhibitions with various organizations and galleries and exhibitions that follow a particular theme or inquiry such as “Where Do We Go Now” curated by Rui Cepeda and the “Kharkiv School of Photography: Soviet Censorship to New Aesthetics” curated by Igor Manko.

VASA Exhibitions are international and multicultural.  The curatorial team has strived to present work that not only represents the photographers but also the social, historical and cultural.  As an online international project, VASA works to engage various digital tools.  Video, as an example, not only offers the potential for the presentation of works, it provides the opportunity and framework for the voice of the author to be seen and heard.   Through image, text, sound and animation, VASA works to expand the exhibition paradigm and provide a rich experience for the viewer (as well as the author).

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