Jindřich Štreit (born 5 September 1946 in

Vsetín Vsetín () is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. Originally a small town, Vsetín has become an important centre of industrial, economic, cultural and sports life during the 20th century. Administ ...

) is a

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photographer and pedagogue known for his

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. He concentrates on documenting the rural life and people of Czech villages. He is considered one of the most important exponents of Czech documentary photography.

Biography

Štreit began taking photographs in 1964, during his studies at the Pedagogical Faculty of Palacký University in

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. Following his graduation he worked as a teacher in

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; later he became director of the school in

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and

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.Moucha et al. (2006), p. 227 In addition to his profession, Štreit actively participated in public life. As a local chronicler he documented the everyday events and life of Czech villages under the

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. The photography theorist Antonín Dufek identified him as "a continuer of the tradition of old village teachers, propagators of culture and progress". Castle Sovinec

In the late 1970s, Štreit's approach to photography began to change. He studied at the ''Institut výtvarné fotografie'' (Institute of Art Photography) in

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, led by

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and

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. He graduated from the Institute with a cycle of theatrical photography. At the same time he continued expanding his cycle of everyday life of the villages in the foothills of the Jeseníky Mountains. Additionally, he helped organize cultural life in the region; he participated in organizing exhibitions and concerts. In 1981, during the general elections in the former Czechoslovakia, Štreit documented the official course of the elections. In some of his photographs made during the meetings of the local authorities, the portrait of the President of Czechoslovakia appeared on photographs in very "unlikely and absurd places". A year later, in June 1982, Štreit agreed to display his works at the exhibition ''Setkání'' (The Meeting) organized in Prague by the graphic artist Alena Kučerová. After several hours, the exhibition was banned by the state police and Štreit was arrested and accused of defamation of the President and the country. He was sentenced to ten months' imprisonment with a

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of two years. As a consequence, he lost his job and was forced to earn a living at a state farm in Rýžoviště. He was banned from taking photographs, but he never respected the ban and returned to photography immediately after his release from the prison. The photography theorist Anna Fárová managed to include his works in the exhibition ''9 + 9'', visited by

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, who documented Štreit's installation and published his photos in the French newspaper ''

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.'' In 1989, after the

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and subsequent democratization of Czech society, Štreit was rehabilitated and allowed to take photographs without limitations. In 2009, he was named Professor of Applied Arts by the President of the Czech Republic

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. As of 2010, Štreit works as a teacher at the ''Institut tvůrčí fotografie'' (

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of Silesian University in

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Selected exhibitions

:1990 *''Sovinec.''

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Sovinec by Jindrich Streit
, Amber Online. Retrieved 6 November 2010.Sovinec
, Amber Online. Retrieved 25 July 2020. :2002 *''Lidé z kraje písku''. City Gallery,

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; Muvészetek Háza,

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(both Hungary) * Katholische Akademie,

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(together with

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) *''Vesnice je svět''. Prospekto Fotografijos Galerija,

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; Fujifilm Fotografijos Galerija,

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(both Lithuania) *''Jindřich Štreit: Dans le cadre de Bohemia Magica'', Le Château d'Eau,

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List of exhibitions
for Štreit, Photography Now. Retrieved 6 November 2010. *''Mezi námi. Cesty života. Brána naděje'',

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*''Fotografie''. Gallery ''Langův dům'',

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(Czech Republic) *''Za oponou''.

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, Prague *''Fotografie z kraje písku''. New Town Hall, Prague *''Jindřich Štreit-Tvorivé dielne na Slovensku''. Czech Centre,

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:2003 *''Cesta ke svobodě''. Theatre Ludus,

*''Cesta ke svobodě''. Czabai IFIHAZ,

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(Hungary) *''Cesta ke svobodě''. Theatre Baj Pomorski,

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(Poland) *''Lidé olomouckého okresu''. Kulturplatz,

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(Switzerland) *''Daleko od domova''. Czech Centre, Novorosijsk,

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*''Beziehungen.'' Fotogalerie

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*''Das Tschechische Dorf.'' Tschechisches Zentrum / Czechpoint,

*''Interpretace''. Gallery Caesar,

(Czech Republic) *''Úcta k životu''. Church of St. Cyril and Methodius,

Přerov Přerov (; ) is a city in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 41,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Bečva River. In the past it was a major crossroad in the heart of Moravia in the Czech Republic. The historic city centre is we ...

(Czech Republic) *''Svět dětí''. Gallery Auritius,

Tábor Tábor (; ) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants, making it the second most populated town in the region. The town was founded by the Hussites in 1420. The historic town centre is well pres ...

(Czech Republic) *''Cesty života''. Gallery Perseus, Olomouc *''Viděno srdcem''. Olomouc *''Lidé mého kraje''. Museum in Bruntál,

Bruntál Bruntál (; ) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 15,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zon ...

:2004 *''Lidé z kraje písku''. Hungarian Cultural Centre,

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*''Vztahy''. Czech Centre,

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; Palais für aktuelle Kunst,

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(Germany);

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(Germany) *''Lidé ledkových dolů''. Maison de l'Alsace,

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*''The Village is a Global World.''

*''Mezi námi''. Gallery ''Měsíc ve dne'',

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(Czech Republic) *''Život na zámku''. Gallery Patro,

(Czech Republic) *''Tak blízko, tak daleko''. M.E.C.C.A.,

Terezín Terezín (; ) is a town in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. It is a former military fortress composed of the citadel and adjacent walled garrison town. The town centre i ...

(Czech Republic) *''Tak blízko, tak daleko''. Theatre,

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(Czech Republic) *''Tváře za zdí''. Gallery of Critics, Prague *''Lidé mého kraje''. Gallery Fiducia,

Ostrava Ostrava (; ; ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 283,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rivers: Oder, Opava (river), Opa ...

; Prague :2005 *''Jindřich Štreit''. Blue Sky Gallery,

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*''Ein tschechisches Universum'', Gallery Fotoforum,

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*''Čzech Universum''. Photogallery,

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(Italy) *''Jindřich Štreit''. Photo-Forum, Bozano *''Jindřich Štreit''. Gallery of the Parliament of Lithuania,

*''So near and yet so far: Photographs from Chechnya and Ingushia''. Gallery Vapriikki,

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(Finland) *''Tak blízko, tak daleko''.

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, Prague *''Vztahy''. Gallery 4,

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(Czech Republic) *''Cesta k člověku''. Minorites Monastery,

(Czech Republic) *''Fotografie J. Štreita ze sbírky Moravské galerie''. Moravian Gallery,

:2006 *''Vztahy''. Gallery ZPAP Pryzmat,

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*''Jindřich Štreit''. Galeria BWA,

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(Poland) *''Sovinec''. Centrum Kultury Zamek, Galeria Fotografii PF,

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*''Jindřich Štreit''.

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*''Jindřich Štreit''.

Slovak National Gallery The Slovak National Gallery (, abbreviated SNG) is a network of galleries in Slovakia. It has its headquarters in Bratislava. The gallery was established by law on 29 July 1949. In Bratislava, it has its displays situated in Esterházy Palace (' ...

*''Jindřich Štreit''. House of Arts,

(Czech Republic) *''Jindřich Štreit: Fotografie, které mám rád''. Museum of Ostrava, Ostrava *''Jindřich Štreit''. Orlická galerie,

Rychnov nad Kněžnou Rychnov nad Kněžnou (; ) is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban m ...

(Czech Republic) *''Vzpomínky''. Malá galerie,

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(Czech Republic) *''Jindřich Štreit''. Castle,

(Czech Republic) *''Jindřich Štreit''. Gallery Zdeněk Sklenář, Prague :2008 *''Das Dorf ist eine Welt. Fotografien.'' Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Wörlen,

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(Germany)

Books and exhibition catalogues

*Birgus, Vladimír. ''Jindřich Štreit: Fotografie.'' Bruntál, 1980. *''14 regards sur le district de Saint-Quentin.'' 1992. . *''Vesnice Je Svet'' / ''The Village Is a Global World'' / ''Das Dorf Ist Eine Globale Welt'' / ''Un village, c'est tout en monde.'' Arcadia, 1993. . *''Der Hof: Vom Leben am Lande.'' . With Manfred Chobot. *Štreit, Jindřich. ''Japonsko: Lidé z Akagi'' / . Opava, Rychnov n.Kn., 1996. Photographs of Akagi in

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, Japan. With a preface by Vlasta Čiháková-Noshiro (in four languages but not German) and a biography and information about Štreit (in four languages but not Japanese). *Štreit, Jindřich; Dufek Antonín. ''Zabavené fotografie'' / ''The Confiscated Photographs.'' Brno: Moravian Gallery, 1999. *Štreit, Jindřich; Cousin, Christophe; Wagner, Jean-Jacques. ''A coeur perdu'' / ''Touches of Heart'' / ''Doteky srdce''. Belfort: Musée d'art et d'histoire de Belfort, 1999. *Štreit, Jindřich. ''Cesta ke svobodě'' / ''The Road Towards Freedom'' / ''Weg zur Freiheit''. Bruntál: Okresní úřad, 2000. *Štreit, Jindřich. ''Brána naděje'' / ''The Gate of Hope'' / ''La porte de l'espoir'' / ''Tor der Hoffnung''. Olomouc: Arcibiskupství olomoucké, 2000. *Štreit, Jindřich; Wawrzacz, Jiří (text): ''Lidé Třineckých železáren'' / ''People of Třinec Steelworks'' / ''Die Menschen die Třinecer Hütte'' / ''Les gens de l'usine métallurgique de Třinec''. Třinec: Třinecké železárny; Moravia Steel, 2000. *''People of the Olomouc region'' / ''Lidé Olomouckého okresu.'' New York: Soho Photo; Czech Center New York, 2000. . *Štreit, Jindřich. ''Fotóhomok'' / ''Fotografie z kraje písku'' / ''Photographs from the Flatlands.'' Budapest: Budapest Galéria, 2000. . *''Jindřich Štreit ze Sovince, aneb, Kam (ne)vstoupila noha fotografova.''

Moravský Beroun Moravský Beroun (; until 1924 Beroun, ) is a town in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,800 inhabitants. Administrative division Moravský Beroun consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population a ...

: Moravská expedice, 2001. . *''Mezi námi'' / ''Among Us.'' V Sovinci: Společnost přátel umění, 2001. . *Štreit, Jindřich; Sedláček, Martin (text). ''Daleko od domova''. Brno: Nakladatelství Jaroslav Sedláček, 2002. *''Cesty života'' / ''Ways of life.'' Olomouc: Krajský úřad Olomouckého kraje, 2003. . *''Spolu'' / ''Together.'' Olomouc: Občanské sdružení SPOLU, 2003. . * ''Jindřich Štreit - Tváře za zdí'' / ''Jindřich Štreit - Faces behind the wall'' / ''Yinderehe Shitecaide - Weicheng zhi nei.'' Sedliště ve Slezsku: Lašské muzeum a galerie; Prague: Čínský kulturní institut, 2003. . *Štreit, Jindřich; Kopřiva, J.; Perunová, K. (text). ''Tak blízko, tak daleko. Čečna a Ingušsko 2003'' / ''So Close and Yet So Far. Chechnya and Ingushetia 2003'' / ''So nah und doch so fern. Tschetschenien und Ingutschien 2003''. Prague: Sdružení Česká katolická charita, 2004. *''Jindřich Štreit: Fotografie 1965-2005'' / ''Jindřich Štreit: Photographs 1965-2005.'' Prague: Kant, 2006. . *''Paměť času.'' Rýmařov: Městské muzeum v Rýmařově, 2006. . *''Identita reality.'' V Bruntále: Muzeum v Bruntále, 2007. . *''Ocelový svět'' / ''World of steel.'' Hranice: Dost, 2008. . *''Vítkovice.'' Prague: Kant, 2008. . *''Japonsko 1995 - Návraty.'' Hranice: Dost, 2008. . *''Víra a odpuštění'' / ''Faith and forgiveness.'' Ostrava: Petarda, 2008. . *''Europeans.'' Praha: Kant, 2009. . With

Vladimír Birgus Vladimir (, , pre-1918 orthography: ) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, widespread throughout all Slavic nations in different forms and spellings. The earliest record of a person with the name is Vladimir of Bulgaria (). Etymology T ...

and

Jindřich Marco Jindřich Marco (10 May 1921 – 20 December 2000) was a Czech photographer and numismatist. As a photographer, he is best known for documenting the state of several central European cities shortly after the Second World War, the hardships of th ...

Notes

References

External links

Village is a Global World
, Amber Online. Štreit's photographs taken in and around

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, c1993
Jindrich Streit Black and White photography exhibition Prague 2007
, ABC Prague. {{DEFAULTSORT:Streit, Jindrich Czech photographers Living people People from Vsetín Photography in Japan Recipients of Medal of Merit (Czech Republic) 1946 births Palacký University Olomouc alumni