Jim Goldberg : Open See

16 Oct 2009-31 Jan 2010

Overview

Open See will be the first UK solo exhibition for the Magnum photographer Jim Goldberg (USA, b.1953). Begun as a Magnum commission for the Greek Olympiad in the summer of 2004, it documents the experiences of refugee, immigrant and trafficked populations who travel from war torn, socially and economically devastated countries, to make new lives in Europe. Originating from locations as varied as Iraq, Bangladesh, China, Pakistan, Ukraine, The Balkans, Congo, Liberia, Mauritania and India, these ‘new Europeans’ have left often violent, oppressive, poverty stricken or AIDS ravaged communities, in search of stability and the promise of a better future.