Marcin Wilkowski: My Friends Immigrants

9th July 2008 – 18th July 2008

‘My Friends, Immigrants’ is the title for a new body of work by a young Polish photographer, Marcin Wilkowski. This is a compelling photographic exhibition which features portraits of people who have migrated to Belfast.

The series was started due to the artist’s wish to record and remember the individuals he has become aquainted with in Northern Ireland. Photographing these individuals in natural light, and often in their accommodation, makes these photographs appear more intimate and as if we are getting a glimpse into the individuals lives.

The combination of both of these series of photographs represents a link between the city of Belfast and the people who have only just begun to call it home.