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as well as Adam Lach and

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. The collective has been nominated for the Spojrzenia award as well as the

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, and has had an exhibition of its work at Labyrinth Gallery in Lublin.

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The Archive of Public Protests was established in 2019 by

and five other photographers, in response to

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taking power and making drastic changes to policy and legislation, resulting in many protests and protest movements. A website and an Instagram account host the images, which include photographs of the

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, the

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, the

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, and the

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. The archive is intended "to serve as a resource, as evidence of the protests", given "Polish mainstream media, which is now almost entirely controlled by the state, has given little airtime to the ongoing action." "There is no editorial goal. Instead, the APP is a depository of information for academics, historians and journalists to utilise." The collective also publishes ''Gazeta Strajkowa'' / ''Strike Newspaper'', which launched in 2020. It includes photography, writing, bold typography and coded symbolism. The printed paper is handed out for free, or available to download. Its design is such that people can "hold up the pages as flags, paste them on walls as posters, and display them in windows."

Members

*Michał Adamski *Marta Bogdańska *Karolina Gembara *Łukasz Głowala *Agata Kubis *Michalina Kuczyńska *Marcin Kruk * Adam Lach *Alicja Lesiak *

*Joanna Musiał *

*Wojtek Radwański *Bartek Sadowski *Paweł Starzec *Karolina Sobel *Grzegorz Wełnicki *Dawid Zieliński

Publications

*''Gazeta Strajkowa'' / ''Strike Newspaper'' ''n. 1''. Self-published, 2020. .The 1st edition of the newspaper is freely available within the APP sit
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Awards

*2021: Nominated, Spojrzenia,

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*2021: Nominated,

, '' Polityka''

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions by APP

*''It's Going to Be Fine, We Just Need to Change Everything: The Archive of Public Protests, Chris Niedenthal'', Labyrinth Gallery, Lublin, Poland, 2021/22

Group exhibitions

*''Who Will Write the History of Tears: Artists on Women's Rights'',

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, 2021/22

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References

External links

*{{Official website, archiwumprotestow.pl Polish news websites Photography websites Photo archives in Poland 2019 establishments in Poland Strike paper