Archive of Public Protests explained

The Archive of Public Protests (Polish: Archiwum Protestów Publicznych; A-P-P or APP) is a collective of photographers and writers and their work documenting post-2015 protests in Poland, established in 2019.[1] A website and an Instagram account host its images, and it also publishes Strike Newspaper. Members of the collective include co-founder Rafał Milach as well as Adam Lach and Chris Niedenthal. The collective has been nominated for the Spojrzenia award as well as the Paszport Polityki, and has had an exhibition of its work at Labyrinth Gallery in Lublin.[2]

Details

The Archive of Public Protests was established in 2019 by Rafał Milach, and five other photographers, in response to Law and Justice taking power and making drastic changes to policy and legislation, resulting in many protests and protest movements.[3] [4]

A website and an Instagram account host the images, which include photographs of the protests against Polish judiciary reforms, the August 2020 LGBT protests in Poland, the 2020–2021 women's strike protests in Poland, and the 2020–2021 Belarusian protests.[5]

The archive is intended "to serve as a resource, as evidence of the protests", given "Polish mainstream media, which is now almost entirely controlled by the state, has given little airtime to the ongoing action." "There is no editorial goal. Instead, the APP is a depository of information for academics, historians and journalists to utilise."[6]

The collective also publishes Gazeta Strajkowa / Strike Newspaper, which launched in 2020. It includes photography, writing, bold typography and coded symbolism. The printed paper is handed out for free, or available to download. Its design is such that people can "hold up the pages as flags, paste them on walls as posters, and display them in windows."[6] [7]

Members

Publications

Awards

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions by APP

Group exhibitions

See also

Notes

  1. Web site: Diane. Smyth. 2022-01-11. Trends of 2021: The year in photos. 20 December 2021. Creative Review.
  2. Web site: 2022-01-10. Painting & Screaming: Poland's Visual Arts in 2021. Culture.pl.
  3. Web site: 2022-01-10. Archiwum Protestów Publicznych (Archive of Public Protests). 25 January 2021. GUP Magazine.
  4. Web site: 2022-01-11. "WolnaPolka". La resistenza fotografica delle donne polacche, per il diritto ad abortire (di M. Iaccarino). 2 February 2021. HuffPost (Italy).
  5. Web site: Paula. Erizanu. 2022-01-11. A photography archive preserves Polish protests as they unfold in real time. Calvert 22 Foundation.
  6. Web site: 2022-01-10. The Archive of Public Protests documents the growing protest movements in Poland and celebrates their creativity. British Journal of Photography.
  7. Web site: 2022-01-11. Gazeta strajkowa: Najsłynniejsi polscy fotoreporterzy dla kobiet. 19 November 2020. Vogue Poland.
  8. The 1st edition of the newspaper is freely available within the APP site here
  9. The 2nd edition of the newspaper is freely available within the APP site here
  10. The 3rd edition of the newspaper is freely available within the APP site here
  11. The 4th edition of the newspaper is freely available within the APP site here
  12. The 5th edition of the newspaper is freely available within the APP site here
  13. The 6th edition of the newspaper is freely available within the APP site here
  14. Web site: Sztuki. Wizualne. 2022-01-11. Nominacja w kategorii Sztuki wizualne: Archiwum Protestów Publicznych. Polityka.
  15. Web site: 2022-01-10. It's Going to Be Fine, We Just Need to Change Everything The Archive of Public Protests, Chris Niedenthal. 6 December 2021. Labyrinth Gallery.
  16. Web site: 2022-01-11. Who Will Write the History of Tears - Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw. Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw.

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