Sam Hofman
Aliens Order
Poland has always been a always been a place of curiosity to me, ever since I was young I was proud to be of Polish blood. My Grandfather Eryk, came to England when he was 20, but not out of choice, he came here by war and could not return to Poland because of communistic regime. Times have changed and people come and go as they please. There is a difference of intent with the new migration to England, a choice. The expansion of the EU meant thousands of Polish could brighten their future in England by working. Their relationship to England is different, to that of Eryk's. In this project, I have been exploring notions of my Polish heritage, and the Poles' relationship to England. Poland is a strong Roman Catholic country and their mass migration to England has revived many churches. By visiting my unmet family in Poland I began to uncover my Grandfathers life back in Poland before he was conscripted not far from my age. By photographing his remaining siblings, the landscape, and the house where he grew up, which was very much untouched. I have used photography as a tool for a deeper understanding of self-reflection, but at the same time discovered the wider context of current Poland, both culturally and politically. As well as their movements in England, I have juxtaposed images taken in Poland as well as in England, to break down the borders of the two countries. I find it interesting the fact that they have left behind their country in search of something more. Other people in Poland I met wanted to stay in Poland and make it work.
Kate Atkin • Krishula Auckland • Kimberley Balsdon • Sarah-Kate Banham • Alison Barton • Lucy Blowers • Hannah Boardman • Adam Boon • Esther Boullier • Joanne Buckley • Benjamin Burt • Sarah Bustamante-Brauning • Abigail Chilton • Ruby Dhalay • Natasha Drewnicki • Katie Lee Dunbar • Kayleigh Emberley • Sam Hofman • Ryan Hopkinson • Louise Hunt • Elizabeth Ingmire • Rosie Lamb • Dean Leivers • Holly Morrison • Dean Myatt • Lorna Jane Newman • Deborah Royle • Melanie Salisbury • Ross Sanderson • Lindsey Skinner • Tom Ward • Emma Westcott •
The Arts Institute at Bournemouth
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University of Brighton
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Camberwell College of Arts
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University of Chester
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Cleveland College of Art and Design
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Dublin Institute of Technology
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IADT Dun Laoghaire
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Edinburgh College of Art
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University College Falmouth
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University College Falmouth
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Glasgow School of Art
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University of Gloucestershire Cheltenham
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London College of Communication
Graduate Diploma Digital Lens Based Image-Making
London College of Communication
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University of Wales, Newport
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University of Wales, Newport
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University of Portsmouth
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Central Saint Martins
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Swansea Metropolitan University
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