20th January 6-8pm, The Photographers’ Gallery

Find out more about the landmark project of Polish photographer Zofia Rydet with a special tour, in Polish, of the exhibition at The Photographers’ Gallery. Led by co-curator Karol Hordziej.

The bar will be open from 6pm and the tour will start at 6.30pm on Floor 2.
It will take around 45minutes and there will be time for questions after.

From 1978, when she was 67, Zofia Rydet (1911-1997) set out to photograph the inside of every Polish household. She would approach a home unannounced, knock, and warmly introduce herself and ask the people living there if they would like to take part in her project.

Rydet was always on the road, with a camera in her hand. For nearly three decades, she photographed people in their homes, still lives, building exteriors and landscapes. She also returned to the same houses several years after she first visited to document the transformation of rural Poland. The result – Sociological Record – is a monumental project and one of the most important achievements in 20th century Polish photography.

Zofia Rydet: Sociological Record is part of the UK/Poland Season 2025. It is co-curated by Karol Hordziej and Clare Grafik. It is produced by The Photographers’ Gallery in partnership with the Adam Mickiewicz Institute and the Zofia Rydet Foundation. UK/Poland Season 2025 is organised by the British Council, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute and the Polish Cultural Institute, financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Poland.

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More about the exhibition here: Zofia Rydet: Sociological Record  | The Photographers Gallery