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SUMMARY:Free.Her – An Outdoor Exhibition of Photographic Portraits Exploring Freedom by Artist Anna Jochymek
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DESCRIPTION:FREE Outdoor Exhibition, 19th-20th June, 11am – 7 pm, Turnham Green,
Chiswick High Road, London W4 5DT
In 2025, twenty large-format photographic portraits were created as part of
a conversation with Polish migrant women based in or connected to the
London borough of Hounslow. During their photographic sessions with
artist, Anna Jochymek, the women shared details of their journey,
challenges, and what has empowered them as women and migrants in the UK.
The resulting photographs and testimonies create a powerful portrait of the
local community, exploring what freedom means to women today, through their
own words, histories, and identities.
Visit the exhibition webpage here: 
Free.Her at Turnham Green - Anna Jochymek - New Media Arts at Watermans
Free.Her was originally presented at two outdoor exhibitions last year, in
Brentford and Hounslow, as part of the Future Arts Centres project, Our
Freedom: Then and Now, itself part of a £2 million national creative
programme marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War
and supported by the UK Government through Arts Council England.
Jan Lennox, Director, Watermans said:
“We’re delighted that this important photographic exhibition by
London-based Polish artist, Anna Jochymek can be seen again at Turnham
Green. The portraits and testimonies tell a compelling immigration
story.”
Following the original exhibition, selected portraits will be included in
the Gunnersbury Park Museum Archive.
About Anna Jochymek
Anna Jochymek is a Polish-born, London-based artist, ethnographer, and
researcher working at the intersection of visual arts, social anthropology,
and public engagement. Anna Jochymek is currently a Postdoctoral Research
Associate at the School of Social Sciences and Professions, Centre for
Global Diversities and Inequalities at Metropolitan University London,
working as an ethnographer in a pioneering interdisciplinary study funded
by the Economic and Social Research Council.
About Turnham Green
Turnham Green in west London is a public park adjacent to Chiswick High
Road, London W4 5DT. It is the heart of the Turnham Green Conservation Area
and a valued green lung, offering recreational value to local residents and
office workers alike. Its triangle of parkland represents a high profile
and well used civic face of the borough, where the residential and
commercial meet on either side.
About FAC
Future Arts Centres (FAC) is a national network of over 170 arts centres
across the UK. FAC champions the role of arts centres as vital public
spaces that foster creativity, community, and cultural expression. In 2023,
FAC became a registered company and an Arts Council England IPSO, providing
sector support and leadership.
About Our Freedom: Then and Now
“Our Freedom: Then and Now” was part of a £2 million national creative
programme in 2025 marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second
World War. Supported by the UK Government through Arts Council England, the
Future Arts Centres and Libraries Connected initiative will see 60 arts
centres and libraries across Britain present community-led projects
exploring the legacy of VE Day and VJ Day.
“Our Freedom: Then and Now” empowers artists, veterans and residents to
explore themes of past and present freedoms through 60 creative projects,
including exhibitions, performances and installations running from June to
November 2025.
About Watermans
Watermans’ mission is to bring communities together through cultural
practice and to enrich lives through the arts and creativity. It acts as a
producer, curator, and connector, bringing together artists and audiences
to present a programme that includes international outdoor performance and
new media art at Bell Square London from May to November, a programme
for Disabled children and young people, which is both accessible and
aspirational, as well as large-scale and micro cross-artform creative
events across Hounslow and online. Watermans is funded by Hounslow Council
and Arts Council England.
Visit the exhibition webpage here: 
Free.Her at Turnham Green - Anna Jochymek - New Media Arts at Watermans
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