Reading Events

MERL Exhibition: Field work: Photographs from East Anglia

Date : 21 January 2012 - 22 April 2012

Time : 09:00

Location : Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading, Redlands Road, Reading. RG1 5EX

Contact : The exhibition can be seen during MERL's normal opening hours (see www.reading.ac.uk/merl) or phone 0118 378 8660.

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Justin Partyka has been photographing rural East Anglia for over a decade, exploring the diverse lives of rabbit catchers, reed cutters, and small-scale farmers. The identities of these forgotten people of the flatlands are enriched by their close relationships with the landscape. In the age when industrial agriculture dominates, Partyka's photographs challenge contemporary ideas and capture a marginal way of life.