Pop-up exhibition at Gunnersbury Park Museum presents a powerful portrait of the local Polish community
Location address: Gunnersbury Park Museum, Popes Lane, London, W5 4NH. Please note: the Museum is closed on Mondays.
We’re delighted to host Watermans’ pop-up exhibition at Gunnersbury Park Museum. Free.Her was originally presented at two outdoor exhibitions, Brentford Market and Bell Square, as part of the Future Arts Centres' project, Our Freedom: Then and Now, itself part of a £2 million national creative programme marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War and supported by the UK Government through Arts Council England.
Polish-born, London-based artist and ethnographer, Anna Jochymek invited 20 Polish women in or connected to Hounslow to share their personal stories, reflect on their migration experiences, and take part in creating a powerful portrait of the local community.
Following the exhibition, selected digital portraits will be included in the Gunnersbury Park Museum Archive.
“We’re delighted that this important photographic exhibition by London-based Polish artist, Anna Jochymek can be seen again so soon. The portraits and testimonies tell a compelling immigration story.” - Jan Lennox, Director, Watermans
“This powerful exhibition by artist Anna Jochymek reveals sophisticated storytelling exploring a wide range of contemporary experiences by Polish women based in or connected to Hounslow. We are delighted to host this insightful exhibition at Gunnersbury Museum and to welcoming selected materials from the display into our permanent archive collection.” - Corinne Wan, Head of Museum (Services), Gunnersbury Park Museum