I had a great pleasure to join the exhibition opening dedicated to Dorothy Bohm photography in Lodz on May 15th last month and take some photos which I am sharing below. Just after my photos, I have included the text extracts about the exhibition which I sourced directly from the organizer’s website.
The below text and graphics – courtesy of the Kamienica Hilarego Majewskiego website
SIX THINGS THAT MAKE FOR HUMAN HAPPINESS. DOROTHY AND LOUIS BOHM
15.05 – 29.06.2025
Opening 15.05, 18:00
The exhibition at the Hilary Majewski’s House is the first exhibition in Poland of the work of one of the most outstanding photographers of the 20th century, Dorothy Bohm, and tells the story of the life of the family of Louis Bohm, entrepreneur and husband of the artist, who came from Łódź.
Dorothy Bohm was not only one of the first women to use photography as an art medium, but also, as co-founder of The Photographers’ Gallery in London, she played a fundamental role in the development of important institutions for the medium. Bohm’s colour and black and white photographs belong to the humanist trend represented by Henri Cartier-Bresson or André Kertész. The focus on the everyday, the careful observation of the surrounding world and the placement of the human being at the centre of the composition give Bohm’s work a universal and timeless dimension. Dorothy Bohm’s photographs form the main narrative of the exhibition, which is complemented by archival materials, films, objects, and letters related to Louis Bohm and his history in Łódź. Found after Dorothy Bohm’s death in 2023, the family treasures that survived the war and the Holocaust are exhibited in a selection prepared in collaboration with the artist’s daughter Monica Bohm-Duchen.
The exhibition under the honorary patronage of the Lithuanian Consul in Lodz, prepared in cooperation with Kaunas Photo Gallery and Dorothy Bohm Estate.
In collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in the Republic of Poland, with the support of the Lithuanian Councilf for Culture.
Associate Curator: Monica Bohm–Duchen
Producer: Magda Milewska
Assistant Producer: Serhiy Sokurenko
Montage: Adam Mąka
Communication: Kinga Stec, Maja Wójcik
Visual identity: Hakobo
The exhibition is organized as part of Fotofestiwal
Free entry
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