POLY EXTENDED AT SYNTHESIS GALLERY, SOFIA

Due to continued public interest, Poly at Synthesis Gallery in Sofia has been extended until 6 October 2026.

The exhibition has attracted a growing number of visitors during its final weeks, and the extension offers a further opportunity to experience the project in Sofia.

Poly is a long-term photographic project exploring what happens to plastic after it leaves our hands. Developed over several years in Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines and India, the project follows discarded plastic through collection, sorting, transportation and informal recycling.

At its core, however, Poly is less about plastic itself than about the people living and working on the other side of our consumption — and the connections between labour, survival, environment and the global economy.

The exhibition was previously presented at Dunkers Kulturhus in Helsingborg, Sweden, where it was shown for more than five months and received the award for Best Art Exhibition from Nöjesnytt Helsingborg.

POLY
Synthesis Gallery
Sofia, Bulgaria
Extended until 6 October 2026

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Synthesis Gallery presents the exhibition “Poly” by the Swedish photographer

Olof Jarlbro. Between 2017 and 2023, he traveled throughout Vietnam,

Indonesia, the Philippines, and India to document global plastic pollution.

The project describes how people are exposed to the consequences of plastic,

how they themselves use plastic products, and how plastic provides a live-

lihood for some. Jarlbro documents how the lives of people in different parts of

the world are linked by plastic.

Poly An Exhibtion By Olof Jarlbro /July 30- september 26,2026 / Curated By Martin Schibli /Opening: July 30, 6.30 pm

Opening hours: Monday- Saturday 10.00 am – 7.30 pm

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