Title: The First March of Gentlemen
Photographer(s): Rafal Milach
Writer(s): Maciej Pisuk, Rafal Milach, Karol Szymkowiak
Designer(s): Rafal Milach & Ania Nałęcka-Milach
Publisher(s): 1st Kolekcja Wrzesińska, Poland
Year: 2017
Print run: 350
Language(s): English
Pages: 72
Size: 16,5 x 20,5 cm
Binding: Hradcover
Edition: 2nd GOST, London, England - 650 copies
Print:2nd Chromapress, Pianseczno, Poland
Nation(s) and year(s) of Protest: Poland, 1950
ISBN: 978-1-910401-17-0
The First March of Gentlemen . “The First March of Gentlemen” is a fictitious narration composed of authentic stories. Historical events related to the town of Września came to be the starting point for reflection on the protest and disciplinary mechanisms. In the series of collages, the reality of the 1950s Poland ruled by the communists blends with the memory of the Września children strike from the beginning of the 20th century. This shift in time is not just a coincidence, as the problems which the project touches upon are universal, and may be seen as a metaphor for the contemporary social tensions. The project includes archive photos by Września photographer Ryszard Szczepaniak.
By a conversation with Rafal Milach