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ESFL is delighted to be hosting the “Faces of Solidarity” photography and oral history exhibit, curated by the Minnesota Polish Medical Society. The exhibit is on display from September 10 – October 9, and we will be convening a number of conversations about the work, the history it represents, and the relevance of the experiences of Polish Solidarity activists who became immigrants to Minnesota to both the state’s labor movement and other immigrant communities.

On Sunday, September 18, at 5pm CT, Grzegorz will be in conversation with ESFL’s Peter Rachleff. They will explore Grzegorz’s approach to documentary photography, the “Faces of Solidarity” project, and other projects he has undertaken. At ESFL we have learned that photography is an important vehicle through which our neighbors can tell their stories, and we can learn from them.

Grzegorz is a documentary photographer with extensive experience and expertise in visual storytelling and environmental portraits. He is an academic teacher and head of the Faculty of Travel and Documentary Photography at the University of Technology in Katowice, Poland. Grzegorz has carried out documentary projects for various organizations including the Italian Consulate and Italian Embassy in Poland, Deutsches Polen-Institute in Darmstadt, Germany, Minnesota Polish Medical Society, USA, University of Wrocław, Credit Suisse, Aeroclub of Poland, Prison Service, and various cultural institutions and international NGOs. He has exhibited his works with other photographers during the European Capital of Culture in Wroclaw 2016, at the National Culture Center in Warsaw, Ghetto Fighters House in Israel, Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, and Deutsches Polen-Institute in Germany. His outdoor exhibition in Warsaw was opened personally by the President of Poland. Most recently, Grzegorz spent time in war-torn Ukraine and contributed to the “Stop the War in Ukraine” exhibit at the Ukrainian National Museum in Chicago

Grzegorz is in conversation with ESFL about providing photography workshops in the new year. Tune in to find out more, and to get the back story behind the “Faces of Solidarity” exhibit.

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