Guided tour with a photographer and the curator of the exhibition SPRAWIEDLIWOŚĆ – GERECHTIGKEIT
What happens when politics undermines the rule of law? With the documentary photo exhibition SPRAWIEDLIWOŚĆ – GERECHTIGKEIT, the Forum Recht Foundation in Karlsruhe will showcase, from February 16 through April 7, 2024, how judges, prosecutors, and attorneys in Poland helped preserve their country from the collapse of the rule of law.
Explore the exhibition together with Polish photographer and documentary filmmaker Piotr Wójcik and curator Dominique Roynette. Between 2020 and 2021, the photographer portrayed people from various legal professions who, because of their perseverance and commitment to an independent judiciary, faced the threat of repression from Poland’s recently ousted right-wing conservative government.
„I firmly believe that the independence of the judiciary, an independent public prosecutor’s office, and the legal profession are the pillars of a democratic state governed by the rule of law. I have decided to document and highlight the profiles of those judges, prosecutors, and attorneys who now have the courage to say ‚No‘ to the destruction of the legal system in Poland.“ Piotr Wójcik
Participation, as well as admission to the exhibition and the accompanying program at the Forum Recht Foundation, is free of charge.
In addition to the 32 photographs on display and the accompanying explanatory texts, visitors can also read numerous quotes from the subjects of the portraits, who have championed the rule of law in an inspiring way through their personal and professional steadfastness. At the Leipzig location, selected works are on view in an accompanying window display.
The event is part of the accompanying program of the photo exhibition SPRAWIEDLIWOŚĆ - GERECHTIGKEIT, which the Stiftung Forum Recht is showing in cooperation with Fundacja Picture Doc in Karlsruhe from 16 February to 7 April 2024.