Poly Tag

Fotogalleriet is proud to present 4:59, the primary solo exhibition in an art institution by Ukrainian artist Julie Poly, opening January 27, 2023. Poly is one of the crucial renowned photographers of her generation, who reached notoriety for her provocative editorial work and her images of agitated youth, enacting worlds to come back. The exhibition title, 4:59, refers back to the minute before the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine at 5am within the morning of February 24, 2022. Poly says: “To me, 4:59 is like an emblem of a time just before a traumatic event, and the importance of accessing the memories of that point.” To Julie Poly, freedom of expression means the power to say one’s own future. It allows for imagining...