ROSALIND SOLOMON: POLISH SHADOW

Rosalind Solomon made her first pictures in Poland in 1988 during a time ofpolitical change, and returned there in 2003, a time of increasing violenceand inhumanity in the world. All of the images are of individuals, theirrelationships and environments and are observations and commentaries onPoland itself, as well as on the rest of the world. "Polish Shadow" attimes evokes the darkness of an earlier era, and recalls the ghosts ofethnic violence, but also gives a human view of modern Poland. For over 30years, Solomon has been producing emotional imagery, which pulls the viewerinto a world of sun and shadow where past and present intersect. As onecommentator put it: "Rosalind Solomon embraces her subjects with unusualwarmth - a combination of candor, curiosity and concern." Her photographsprovoke a physical, gut reaction and her empathy and sensitivity informher images, giving them substance and power. Her photographs areinfluenced by the films of Luis Bunuel and Satyajit Ray, whom she met andphotographed in Calcutta.