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Go Home, Polish

IWANOWSKI, Michal
Go Home, Polish
Image: © Michal Iwanowski/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
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In 2008, Cardiff-based, Polish-born artist, Michal Iwanowski, came across graffiti near his home that read ‘Go Home, Polish’. Ten years later, amidst the backdrop of Brexit and a divided Europe, he undertook a gruelling 1900km journey on foot between Wales and his home village of Mokrzeszów in Poland. His aim was to explore and understand the notion of ‘home’. The journey took 105 days to complete, throughout which he posted a diary of his experiences and encounters on Instagram.


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Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 57621

Creation/Production

IWANOWSKI, Michal
Role: Artist
Period: 2018

Acquisition

Purchase, 23/4/2020

Measurements

h(cm) paper size:50cm
w(cm) paper size:75cm

Techniques

Archival pigment print

Material

Photographic paper

Location

In store
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  • Active In The 21St Century
  • Fine Art
  • Photograph
  • Tree
  • Woodland
  • Works On Paper

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