“Olof Jarlbro has extensive experience with military conflicts and dangerous zones. His latest project takes him to a different story: plastic pollution in Southeast Asia and the people who make a living by collecting waste.”
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POLY EXHIBITION | SYNTHESIS GALLERY | PHOTOSYNTHESIS
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
Poly exhibition at the photosynthesis Gallery in Sofia in the end of July 2026
I am Happy to announce the exhibition Poly at the photosynthesis Gallery in Sofia in the end of July 2026. The gallery was founded in 2013 and has since become Bulgaria’s leading gallery for photography. But it is not just a gallery, but also a national and international meeting place for photography. The gallery is a traditional partner with The Month of Photography in Sofia, Month of Photography in Bratislava, Biennial of Photography in Thessaloniki, The International Photography Meetings in Plovdiv, Sofia Film Fest, the platform for documentary photography FotoEvidence, Institute de Cervantes, The French Institute in Bulgaria, The Austrian Embassy in Sofia, Goethe-Institut, Polish Institute, Hungarian Institute-Balassi Institute, Italian Institute , Culture Institute Zenon — Brazil and many more.
Dum Spiro Spero will be printed in a second edition
I am pleased to announce that the book Dum Spiro Spero will be printed in a second edition. The book Dum Spiro Spero are the result of a unique collaboration with the Nederman group where the air we breathe is in focus….
One of the most extreme environments and paradoxically one of the most beautiful I have photographed is the Sulfur Mine in the Ijen Volcano in East Java. There, poisonous gases are constantly present, but despite the almost impossible working conditions, they have mined sulfur there now for three generations…
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